Table 1. Comparative metric analysis of the OH80 dentition and the Paranthropus boisei available sample (obtained from the reference 9 and the Human Origins Data Base: http://humanoriginsdatabase.org), including OH5.
tooth | specimen | BL | MD |
upper I1 | OH80-5 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
upper I1 | OH80-6 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
upper I1 | OH5 | 8 | >10 |
upper I1 | Pb* mean (range) | 7(6.1–8) | 8.8(8–>10) |
upper I2 | OH805 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
upper I2 | OH80-7 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
upper I2 | OH5 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
upper I2 | Pb* mean (range) | 6.4(5.6–7.5) | 6.5(6.2–6.9) |
upper P3 | OH80-2 | 16.2 | 10.4 |
upper P3 | OH5 | 17 | 10.9 |
upper P3 | Pb* mean (range) | 15.2(14.2–17) | 10.8(10.2–12) |
upper P4 | OH80-3 | - | 10.5 |
upper P4 | OH5 | (17.6–18) | 12 |
upper P4 | Pb* mean (range) | 15.8(12.2–18) | 11.4(9.1–12.5) |
upper M1 | OH80-4 | - | 14.2 |
upper M1 | OH5 | 17.7 | 15.2 |
upper M1 | Pb* mean (range) | 16.2(14.9–17.7) | 14.8(13.5–15.7) |
lower I2 | OH80-1 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
lower I2 | Pb* mean (range) | 6.9(6.4–8.1) | 6.4(6.1–6.6) |
Paranthropus boisei.
Data for Paranthropus boisei include mean values plus range (minimum and maximum). Measurements are in mm.