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. 2024 Feb 29;12:e16978. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16978

Table 3. Regression-based estimates of body mass for Perucetus colossus from estimated bone mass.

With Min Est. Bone Mass With Mean Est. Bone Mass With Max Est. Bone Mass
Mean CI PI Mean CI PI Mean CI PI
Cetacea min S/B ratio 238 291 343*
Cetacea mean S/B ratio 152 185* 219
Cetacea max S/B ratio 105 128 150
Cetacea PGLS 135 163 193
Manatee OLS truncated 61.4 [2.74–134] 2.70–142 74.2 [2.91–189] 2.84–194 86.6 [3.06–245] 2.99–251
Manatee OLS complete 40.0 [20.9–76.8] 172–93.0 47.4 [24.2–93.1] 20.1–112 54.6 [27.3–109] 22.7–131

Note:

S/B refers to Skeletal mass/Body mass ratio. Asterisk indicates values used by Bianucci et al. (2023) to set the body mass range of Perucetus.