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Table 2 Measurements of the postcranial elements (in mm)

From: An exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of Palaeothentes from the Early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina: new insights into the anatomy of extinct paucituberculatan marsupials

Humerus

 Maximum length (restored)

36a

 Humeral head dorsoventral length

7.67

 Humeral head mediolateral breadth

5.63

 Breadth of the proximal epiphysis

9.6a

 Medial epicondyle length

4.65

 Breadth of distal epiphysis (excluding medial epicondyle)

8.9

 Entepicondylar crest

14.5 × 27.85

Ulna

 Maximum length (restored based on the radius)

41.4–45.8a

 Olecranon process length

5.01

 Olecranon process breadth

4.5

Radius

 Maximun length

36.35

 Breadth of proximal epiphysis

3.86

 Breadth of distal epiphysis

5

Femur

 Maximum length

49

 Breadth of the proximal epiphysis

10.77

 Breadth of the distal epiphysis

9.27

 FCWI (femoral condyle width index, medial condyle width/lateral condyle width × 100

103

Fibula

 Breadth of the distal epiphysis

5.2

Astragalus

 Maximum anteroposterior length

6.65

 Anteroposterior length of ectal facet

3

 Medial breadth of ectal facet

4.9

 Breadth of neck

2.5

 Neck length

3.65

Autopodium

 Maximum length metacarpal a

9

 Maximum length metacarpal b (no smaller than)

9.04a

 Maximun length MCV

7

 Maximun length metatarsal d

20

 Maximum length metatarsal e (no smaller than)

20.05a

 Maximum length phalanx (no smaller than)

7.7a

  1. aThe measurement is approximated