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. 2011 Apr 20;6(4):e17065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017065

Table 2. Comparison of the corpora measurements and indices of MFI-K171, TF 6223, and Ouranopithecus macedoniensis.

Level MFI-K171 TF 6223 O. macedoniensis
Corpus depth
P4 33.14 38.88 -
M1 trigonid 33.04 40.61 29.29–43.65
29.29–31.89(n = 5)/41.67–43.65(n = 3)
Mid-M3 36.51 40.19 26.29–41.29
26.29–30.48(n = 5)/37.88–41.28(n = 2)
Corpus thickness
P4 17.87 21.23 -
M1 trigonid 15.98 19.84 13.10–20.18
13.10–17.37(n = 5)/16.15–20.18(n = 4)
Mid-M3 21.39 31.43 20.52–26.32
20.52–23.41(n = 5)/24.69–26.32(n = 4)
Corpus depth vs. M1 size a
P4 2.89 3.30 -
M1 trigonid 2.88 3.46 2.28–3.38
2.28–2.74(n = 5)/2.83–3.38(n = 3)
Mid-M3 3.19 3.42 2.10–3.19
2.10–2.65(n = 5)/2.58–3.19(n = 2)
Corpus thickness vs. M1 size b
P4 1.56 1.80 -
M1 trigonid 1.39 1.69 1.14–1.37
1.14–1.35(n = 5)/1.19–1.37(n = 4)
Mid-M3 1.87 2.67 1.75–1.91
1.75–1.87(n = 5)/1.76–1.91(n = 4)
Gracility index c
P4 54.10 54.60 -
M1 trigonid 46.45 48.85 38.73–58.97
38.73–50.48(n = 5)/49.26–58.97(n = 3)
Mid-M3 58.59 78.20 60.04–84.07
70.60–84.07(n = 5)/60.04–68.22(n = 2)
a

depth/squareroot(M1 length*M1 breadth).

b

thickness/squareroot(M1 length*M1 breadth).

c

thickness/depth*100.

Corpus depths are means of buccal and lingual measurements. Corpus measurements and indices of O. macedoniensis are given with the total range on the first line and the intrasexual ranges (♀/♂) on the second line.