Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Table 1 Measurements of the bone samples of Ceresiosaurus calcagnii and C. lanzi, which were available for processing thin sections

From: The long bone histology of Ceresiosaurus (Sauropterygia, Reptilia) in comparison to other eosauropterygians from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland/Italy)

Specimen			Element	Length/width (cm)
C. lanzi
T5454			Trunk rib	12.3/0.6 (up to 18.0/1.0)
C. calcagnii
T5153 (belongs to T5152)			Trunk rib	?/0.6 (up to 17.0/1.5)
T5152			Tibia	?/1.0 (6.7/1.65)
T5622			Femur	6.5 cm/0.7 (13.4/1.71)
T5622			Trunk rib	9.7/0.6 (up to 17.0/1.5)

Question marks indicate that the bone sample is not entirely preserved. The value of the width (W) refers to the anteroposterior distance of the long bones at the area where the thin sections were processed. The lengths (L proximodistal length of the limb bones or the dorsoventral length of ribs) of the two adult reference species are given in brackets (for C. calcagnii: T4836 and for C. lanzi: T2464, from Hänni 2004). The rib lengths in brackets refer to the maximum length of the trunk ribs within one of those two adult reference species

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