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Table 6 Results of PCA of 2D microwear analysis (fossils and extant mammals)

From: Complex dental wear analysis reveals dietary shift in Triassic placodonts (Sauropsida, Sauropterygia)

 

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

Standard deviation

1.4244

1.2100

0.7023

0.11650

Proportion of variance

0.5073

0.3660

0.1233

0.00339

Cumulative proportion

0.5073

0.8733

0.9966

1

pit length

−0.69059

0.10336

−0.14258

0.70149

pit width

−0.67917

0.19632

−0.04167

−0.70601

scratch length

0.06555

0.72098

0.68298

0.09711

scratch width

−0.23985

−0.65648

0.71517

0.00597