Table 1.
Specimens and measurements
| Order | Family | Genus | species | Collection | Number | upper tooth row length | lower tooth row length | upper OPCR | lower OPCR | t | d | a | w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnivora |
Canidae |
Alopex |
lagopus |
FMNH |
1345 |
3 |
3 |
154.25 |
96.75 |
3.22 |
8.71 |
22.21 |
56.20 |
| Carnivora |
Canidae |
Canis |
mesomelas |
NMV |
C32235 |
3 |
3 |
147.25 |
124.38 |
5.90 |
7.54 |
38.05 |
64.82 |
| Carnivora |
Canidae |
Canis |
aureus |
ZMB |
52447 |
3 |
3 |
172.62 |
132.88 |
3.37 |
10.16 |
19.73 |
70.00 |
| Carnivora |
Canidae |
Vulpes |
vulpes |
NMV |
C25076 |
3 |
3 |
153.38 |
111.38 |
4.44 |
9.75 |
24.49 |
65.48 |
| Carnivora |
Canidae |
Vulpes |
vulpes |
NMV |
C25077 |
3 |
3 |
150.12 |
113.62 |
4.10 |
8.43 |
25.93 |
66.88 |
| Carnivora |
Felidae |
Acinonyx |
jubatus |
FMNH |
U31 |
2 |
1 |
52.62 |
36.50 |
4.80 |
11.41 |
23.39 |
108.60 |
| Carnivora |
Felidae |
Neofelis |
nebulosa |
NMV |
R11997 |
2 |
1 |
42.62 |
18.38 |
4.71 |
14.04 |
18.55 |
97.48 |
| Carnivora |
Herpestidae |
Herpestes |
ichneumon |
ZMB |
83028 |
3 |
2 |
144.25 |
101.12 |
2.87 |
6.04 |
29.46 |
41.70 |
| Carnivora |
Herpestidae |
Mungos |
mungo |
NMV |
R1555 |
3 |
2 |
120.25 |
80.62 |
2.70 |
4.46 |
31.16 |
32.81 |
| Carnivora |
Herpestidae |
Suricata |
suricatta |
NMV |
R2454 |
3 |
2 |
162.62 |
64.12 |
1.12 |
1.24 |
42.18 |
38.63 |
| Carnivora |
Herpestidae |
Suricata |
suricatta |
NMV |
R2486 |
3 |
2 |
143.12 |
77.25 |
0.76 |
1.67 |
24.43 |
38.57 |
| Carnivora |
Hyaenidae |
Crocuta |
crocuta |
FMNH |
30.196 |
2 |
1 |
76.12 |
55.88 |
4.77 |
18.92 |
14.76 |
123.00 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
putorius |
NMV |
C22360 |
2 |
2 |
73.38 |
42.88 |
0.93 |
3.58 |
14.56 |
31.02 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
putorius |
NMV |
C32788 |
2 |
2 |
76.38 |
37.25 |
1.30 |
2.96 |
23.72 |
32.84 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
frenata |
NMV |
C11225 |
2 |
2 |
75.25 |
41.38 |
1.17 |
2.61 |
24.11 |
25.76 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
frenata |
NMV |
C31304 |
2 |
2 |
60.50 |
38.88 |
1.23 |
2.41 |
27.03 |
18.32 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Mustela |
lutreola |
ZMB |
94308 |
2 |
2 |
119.25 |
71.25 |
0.92 |
3.31 |
16.36 |
34.70 |
| Carnivora |
Mustelidae |
Vormela |
peregusna |
SMNH |
A91 5107 |
2 |
2 |
113.25 |
56.75 |
0.94 |
2.94 |
19.05 |
28.90 |
| Carnivora |
Viverridae |
Genetta |
genetta |
SMNH |
A58 042 |
3 |
2 |
143.88 |
139.50 |
2.21 |
3.60 |
40.45 |
34.90 |
| Carnivora |
Viverridae |
Viverra |
zibetha |
NMV |
C1845 |
3 |
2 |
129.62 |
83.88 |
2.83 |
5.36 |
27.82 |
37.51 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasycercus |
cristicauda |
NMV |
C5364 |
4 |
4 |
251.88 |
188.25 |
1.34 |
1.80 |
36.59 |
22.65 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasycercus |
cristicauda |
NMV |
C5356 |
4 |
4 |
238.38 |
180.50 |
1.42 |
1.55 |
42.40 |
22.83 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
geoffroii |
NMV |
C31515 |
4 |
4 |
212.12 |
170.62 |
2.03 |
3.67 |
28.93 |
38.99 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
geoffroii |
NMV |
C31560 |
4 |
4 |
218.50 |
158.62 |
2.04 |
4.70 |
23.45 |
42.60 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
maculatus |
NMV |
C6108 |
4 |
4 |
240.62 |
165.25 |
3.77 |
4.91 |
37.49 |
43.68 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
maculatus |
NMV |
C29669 |
4 |
4 |
224.50 |
152.50 |
2.52 |
5.54 |
24.45 |
49.65 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
hallucatus |
MUZ |
4735 |
4 |
4 |
214.88 |
162.25 |
2.43 |
3.30 |
36.38 |
31.62 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Dasyurus |
viverrinus |
MUZ |
5737 |
4 |
4 |
214.88 |
168.75 |
5.98 |
9.26 |
32.86 |
39.72 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Phascogale |
tapoatafa |
NMV |
C27059 |
4 |
4 |
292.88 |
204.88 |
1.84 |
2.27 |
38.99 |
28.73 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Phascogale |
tapoatafa |
NMV |
C34784 |
4 |
4 |
301.62 |
190.25 |
1.37 |
2.20 |
31.91 |
24.13 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Sarcophilus |
harrisii |
NMV |
C6232 |
4 |
4 |
169.75 |
114.62 |
4.83 |
11.01 |
23.69 |
83.50 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Dasyuridae |
Sarcophilus |
harrisii |
NMV |
C6233 |
4 |
4 |
162.88 |
116.00 |
5.21 |
11.92 |
23.61 |
87.68 |
| Dasyuromorphia |
Thylacinidae |
Thylacinus |
cynocephalus |
NMV |
C5748 |
4 |
4 |
133.38 |
98.75 |
6.01 |
11.44 |
27.73 |
86.76 |
| Dasyuromorphia | Thylacinidae | Thylacinus | cynocephalus | NMV | C5747 | 4 | 4 | 144.38 | 102.62 | 8.79 | 12.72 | 34.65 | 108.77 |
The number of teeth in upper and lower tooth rows is reported, along with OPCR values for each tooth row. Other measurements are lateral translation (t), ventral rotational distance (d), sagittal occlusal angle (a), and width of the skull measured as glenoid fossae width (w).