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. 2009 Feb 4;4(2):e4366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004366

Table 2. Measurements (mm) of teeth in female and male specimens of Maiacetus inuus.

Tooth pos. Upper teeth Dimorphism Tooth pos. Lower teeth Dimorphism1 All
Female GSP-UM 3475a Male GSP-UM 3551 Female GSP-UM 3475a Male GSP-UM 3551 Median M/F dimorphism
Left Right Left Right M/F Left Right Left Right M/F
I1 L 16.84 I1 L
W 12.28 W
H 29.07 H
I2 L 18.26 18.17 I2 L 18.00* 17.80
W 12.61 W 16.30
H 23.49 29.03 H
I3 L 16.01 14.91 I3 L 14.17
W 9.36 W 9.52*
H 12.60 15.24 H 12.43*
C1 L 19.23 23.80* 1.24 CI1 L 18.09
W 13.21* 13.65 1.03 W 10.95 1.20
H 26.00 31.30 1.20 H
P1 L 16.81 16.24 0.97 P1 L 15.69
W 7.76 8.98 1.16 W 8.69
H 16.13 17.06 1.06 H 14.10
P2 L 28.60 29.00 1.01 P2 L 28.28 28.97 1.02
W 12.72 W 11.00* 11.44 1.04
H 27.25 H 27.64
P3 L 28.65 33.79 1.18 P3 L
W 16.40 W 11.60 12.06 1.04
H 25.04 H 30.42
P4 L 25.46 25.57 1.00 P4 L 33.15
W 20.22 W 12.20 1.04
H 23.68 H 30.33
M1 L 19.93 20.21 1.01 M1 L 22.35
W W 9.74
H H
M2 L 20.00 21.39 1.07 M2 L 25.85
W 17.40 W 12.50
H 15.99 H 26.32
M3 L 14.00 M3 L 24.26
W 12.16 W 12.61
H 15.22 H 23.48
*

Asterisk indicates estimated measurement.

1

Ratios quantifying male-to-female tooth size dimorphism are provided when teeth at the same position can be compared. Median dimorphism in canine size, based on upper canines, is 1.20, meaning males have canines on the order of 20% larger than those of females. Median dimorphism in premolar and molar size is 1.04, meaning that males have premolars and molars only about 4% larger than those of females.