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Table 2 Dimensions (in mm) of the mandibles from Val di Pugna (MSNAF4747 and MSNAF4743), Monte San Pietro (MGC9354), Palaia (IGF13091), Lucardo (IGF1450v), Senese (IGF5957v), Capannoli (IGF1449v) and D. megarhinus, S. jeanvireti and S. etruscus (data from Guérin 1980)

From: New and revised occurrences of Dihoplus megarhinus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) in the Pliocene of Italy

Site

Specimen

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

Val di Pugna

MSNAF4747

71.99

75.66

77.96

82.85

86.13

96.5

50.02

51.71

117.93

   

Val di Pugna

MSNAF4743

 

75.28

77.34

80.6

81.11

 

47.33

51.6

    

Monte San Pietro

MGC9354

 

66.97

71.07

78.56

86

91.11

58.82

68.2

 

129.93

103.5

245.11

Palaia

IGF13091

  

87.94

90.88

98.28

105

  

109.24

   

Lucardo

IGF1450v

61.6ca

64.8ca

72ca

75ca

78.24

79.8

48.43

51.1

    

Senese

IGF5957v

 

74.88

83.07

86.28

85.37

 

53.14

53.8

    

Capannoli

IGF1449v

59ca

   

90ca

90ca

      

D. megarhinus

min–max

56–94

64–106

74–117

85–112

86.5–120

87–127

48–70

46–72

101–149

140–184

100–115

236–284

S. jeanvireti

min–max

61.5–77

70–82

74–85

71–92

77–99

90–105

45–60.5

43.5–69

114–133

135.5–163

92–115

220–270

S. etruscus

min–max

55.5–80

62.5–83.5

64–85.5

65–91

70–96.5

79–105

41–60

41–60

94–123

115–152

77.5–107

182–243

  1. The measurement is taken according to the methodology exposed by Guérin (1980)
  2. 3–8 height of the horizontal ramus, respectively, at the level of P/2–P/3, P/3–P/4, P/4–M/1, M/1–M/2, M/2–M/3, rear of M/3; 9–10 width of the horizontal ramus, respectively, at the level of P/4–M/1 and M/2–M/3; 11 length of the symphysis; 13 antero-posterior diameter of the vertical ramus; 14 transverse diameter of the articular condyle; 15 height of the condyle