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Table 1 Measurements of PIMUZ A/III 5166, a thoracic rib and associated osteoderm

From: A large osteoderm-bearing rib from the Upper Triassic Kössen Formation (Norian/Rhaetian) of eastern Switzerland

Length of main bone fragment (as preserved)

114.85 mm

Height of main bone at unbroken end (expanded articular surface)

23.92 mm

Height of main bone at broken end (distal end)

15.22 mm

Length of trapezoidal expansion (uncinate process)

54.69 mm

Maximum height of main bone at trapezoidal expansion

19.67 mm

Length of additional bone (osteoderm)

19.52 mm

Height of additional bone (osteoderm)

17.44 mm