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. 2008 Oct 31;3(10):e3607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003607

Table 2. Values of functional and topographic crown descriptors for the left first upper molar of each taxa.

Taxa cusp interlocking CD (N) Dental plans K O H
Acomys dimidiatus YES 0,0 (2) murine −0,196 4,75 0,423
Apodemus dominans YES −0,2 (3) murine −0,767 7,25 0,423
Atavocricetodon huberi YES 68,3 (2) cricetine −0,332 69 0,436
Cricetodon albanensis YES 69,4 (11) cricetine −0,578 45,8 0,427
Cricetomys sp. NO 1,2 (2) murine −1,09 19,8 0,492
Democricetodon sp. YES 61,2 (4) cricetine −0,425 60,3 0,435
Dendromus sp.1 YES 2,1 (3) intermediary −0,265 15,3 0,351
Dendromus sp.3 YES 3,8 (3) intermediary −0,491 6,75 0,376
Deomys ferrugineus YES 1,1 (3) intermediary −0,471 2,5 0,430
Eucricetodon hesperius YES 64,2 (2) cricetine 0,065 64 0,447
Gerbillus dasyurus NO 0,0 (1) cricetine −1,19 14 0,418
Hispanomys castelnovi YES 70,7 (5) cricetine −0,777 47,3 0,415
Megacricetodon aunayi YES 49,0 (1) cricetine −0,244 62 0,373
Megacricetodon tautavel. YES 38,0 (1) cricetine −0,485 49,3 0,460
Mesocricetus auratus YES 69,1 (1) cricetine −0,86 72,8 0,411
Microtus duodecimcostatus NO −1,0 (2) cricetine −1,1 14 1,261
Mus muscuslus YES 0,0 (1) murine −0,397 11,3 0,360
Myocricetodon irhoudi YES 27,0 (1) cricetine −0,256 31 0,381
Myocricetodon ouedi YES 2,5 (3) cricetine −0,637 30,3 0,387
Myocricetodon parvus int. YES 45,6 (3) intermediary −0,247 37,5 0,351
Mystromys sp. YES 71,5 (2) cricetine −0,507 47 0,480
Peromyscus yucatanicus YES 50,0 (1) cricetine −0,678 46,5 0,444
Preacomys sp. YES 1,1 (1) murine −0,153 7 0,377
Progonomys cathalai YES −3,0 (3) murine −0,386 1,25 0,403
Progonomys clauzoni YES −1,0 (1) murine 0,112 −3 0,450
Rotundomys montisrotundi NO 33,0 (4) cricetine −0,93 42 0,430
Ruscinomys schaubi YES 59,7 (25) cricetine −0,572 42,8 0,605

CD: chewing direction value in degrees (with N the number of measured individuals); K: kurtosis of the crow slope distribution. O: average cusp lowest slope orientation value in degrees. H: hypsodonty index. Cusp interlocking is inferred from the observation of wear facets. Cusp interlocking is associated with discontinuous wear facets.