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Table 6 Measurements of phalanx 2 D III from Louvois, compared to that of G. parisiensis from Berru (mm)

From: The Gastornis (Aves, Gastornithidae) from the Late Paleocene of Louvois (Marne, France)

Phalanx 2 digit III

Gastornis sp.

Gastornis parisiensis

Louvois 14 L

Berru R 3564

Total length

43.0

49.8

Width of articular cotyla

est. 37.0

34.3

Depth of articular cotyla

est. 26.0

23.4

Width at mid-length

26.4

25.3

Depth at mid-length

17.9

15.8

Width of articular trochlea

30.5 as preserved

30.2

Depth of articular trochlea

est. 19.5

17.8