Table 4. Summary of major errors in previously reported mass changes. Calculated values seen in this table are based on calculations made in this study.

				Reported uterin egg mass	Reported near full- term embryo mass	Percentage Change		Percentage Difference
Species	Study Name	Author	Mass			Reported	Calculated
Scyliorhinus canicula	Scyllium canicula	Ranzi 1932	Dry	0.627	0.538		-14.195	20.46
		Needham 1942	Dry	0.620 a	0.550 a		-11.290	20.46
Mustelus antarcticus		Ranzi 1936	Dry	2.300	2.400		4.348	100
		Needham 1942	Dry	2.300	2.500 a		8.696	100
Scoliodon laticaudus		Wourms et al. 1988	Dry	0.00007	0.900	1000000 a	1285614.286	22.22
Centroscymnus coelolepis		Moura et al. 2011	Water	47.04	78.09	95.22 b	66.01	44.25
Squalus blainvillei	Acanthias blainvillei	Needham 1942	Water	8.400	17.900	88 b	113.10	22.19
Squalus blainvillei	Acanthias blainvillei	Needham 1942	Inorganic	0.200	1.800	1250 b	800.00	56.25
Mustelus antarcticus		Needham 1942	Water	2.100	29.800	1480 b	1319.05	12.20
Mustelus antarcticus		Storrie et al. 2009	Dry	2.267	17.775	784 b	684.08	14.61
Dalatias licha	Scymnus lichia	Needham 1942	Inorganic	2.000	8.000	30 c	300.00	90.00
Carcharias taurus	Eugomphodus taurus	Wourms 1993	Dry			120000 c	1177814.11	89.81
Mustelus vulgaris		Ranzi 1932	Inorganic	0.050	1.450		2800.000	94.16
		Ranzi 1936	Inorganic	0.550 c	1.450		163.636	94.16
Mustelus mustelus	Mustelus laevis	Ranzi 1932	Inorganic	0.069	5.320		7610.145	91.18
		Ranzi 1936	Inorganic	0.690 c	5.320		671.014	91.18
Mustelus antarcticus		Ranzi 1934	Wet	4.400	35.200		700.000	9.74
		Ranzi 1936	Wet	4.400	32.200 d		631.818	9.74
Squalus blainvillei	Acanthias blainvillei	Ranzi 1932	Wet	19.260	38.830		101.610	47.32
		Ranzi 1936	Wet	19.260	29.570 d		53.531	47.32

^a =  Rounding.

^c =  Typographical error.

^b =  Miscalculation.

^d =  Discrepancy.