Table 3 Descriptive statistics of allometric residuals for evaluating intrinsic and extrinsic calcaneal proportions in several groups of primates and in the two Anchomomys calcaneal specimens (by using the body mass estimate derived in this paper)
N | Mean | SD | 95% CI | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allometric residuals of ACL versus TCL | |||||
Extant Tarsiidae | 3 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0.42, 0.45 | 0.43, 0.44 |
Extant Galagidae | 8 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.35, 0.42 | 0.32, 0.47 |
Anchomomys (SJF) | 1 | 0.11 | – | – | – |
Extant Lemuroidea | 23 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06, 0.11 | 0.00, 0.21 |
Anchomomys (Caenes) | 1 | 0.05 | – | – | – |
Fossil Galagidae | 3 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.00, 0.10 | 0.04, 0.07 |
Omomyidae | 7 | 0.01 | 0.07 | −0.06, 0.08 | −0.11, 0.10 |
Adapoidea | 16 | −0.04 | 0.11 | −0.10, 0.01 | −0.26, 0.05 |
Extant Anthropoidea | 37 | −0.04 | 0.07 | −0.07, −0.02 | −0.23, 0.08 |
Extant Lorisidae | 4 | −0.07 | 0.05 | −0.16, 0.02 | −0.11, 0.01 |
Eosimiidae | 3 | −0.07 | 0.04 | −0.18, 0.04 | −0.11, −0.02 |
Propliopithecoidea | 3 | −0.07 | 0.11 | −0.34, 0.20 | −0.16, 0.05 |
Non-primate Mammalia | 56 | −0.24 | 0.17 | −0.29, −0.20 | −0.69, −0.13 |
Allometric residuals of ACL versus BM | |||||
Extant Tarsiidae | 3 | 1.23 | 0.06 | 1.07, 1.38 | 1.17, 1.29 |
Extant Galagidae | 8 | 0.98 | 0.16 | 0.85, 1.12 | 0.76, 1.23 |
Extant Lemuroidea | 22 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.13, 0.23 | 0.00, 0.42 |
Anchomomys (SJF) | 1 | 0.14 | – | – | – |
Anchomomys (Caenes) | 1 | −0.01 | – | – | – |
Extant Anthropoidea | 37 | −0.07 | 0.13 | −0.11, −0.03 | −0.36, 0.16 |
Non-primate Mammalia | 56 | −0.30 | 0.38 | −0.40, −0.20 | −1.28, 0.51 |
Extant Lorisidae | 4 | −0.35 | 0.12 | −0.55, −0.16 | −0.53, −0.26 |