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. 2013 Jun 21;8(6):e66624. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066624

Table 1. Body mass and dimensions of skull and bony labyrintha.

Taxon BM (g) SL (mm) BLV (mm3) BLL (mm)
Marsupialia
Didelphis 2800 107 12.1 5.15
Eutheria
Kulbeckia NA NA 5.37 4.73
Ukhaatherium NA NA 2.17 3.57
Zalambdalestes NA NA 6.07 5.31
Zhelestid NA NA 6.28 4.51
Afrotheria
Chrysochloris 44.4 23.9 4.11 3.93
Elephantimorpha NA NA 1145 26.0
Hemicentetes 110 30.6 2.78 4.08
Macroscelides 38.4 32.3 9.19 4.31
Orycteropus 60000 245 107 15.0
Procavia 3800 75.9 19.4 8.50
Trichechus 500000 NA 621 19.3
Xenarthra
Dasypus 4754 NA 26.5 8.06
Laurasiatheria
Atelerix 866 38.1 4.58 5.46
Balaenopteridae NA NA 1076 19.7
Bathygenys NA 90.7 29.8 7.40
Canis NA 87.1 31.4 8.10
Equus 258324 530 165 16.5
Eumetopias 735000 NA 139 13.7
Felis 3408 NA 45.8 8.91
Manis 4500 75.1 28.5 6.66
Nycteris 29.3 27.8 2.13 3.39
Pteropus 435 65.2 7.01 6.19
Rhinolophus 17.2 24.3 5.89 3.76
Sorex 6.07 16.9 0.81 2.81
Sus 88286 240 61.9 9.95
Tadarida 12.1 NA 3.86 3.22
Tursiops 179500 543 168 10.1
Euarchontoglires
Cavia 728 67.8 22.2 7.13
Cynocephalus 1000 NA 20.3 7.17
Homo 8000 NA 165 16.3
Lepus 2350 94.4 24.3 7.39
Macaca 4668 NA 41.6 11.2
Mus 15.5 20.8 1.47 2.71
Sylvilagus 1160 68.7 11.3 5.82
Tupaia 131 49.6 9.83 6.67
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Abbreviations: BM, body mass; SL, skull length; BLV, bony labyrinth volume; BLL, bony labyrinth length. Values for extinct eutherians are averages [83].