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. 2014 Feb 27;9(2):e89165. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089165

Table 2. Measurements of the preserved bones of Eorasaurus olsoni (PIN 156/108, 109, 110) in millimeters.

PIN 156/108 (most anterior almost complete vertebra)
Centrum length 18.3
Anterior articular facet height (8.4)
Anterior articular facet width ca. 6.4
Posterior articular facet width 10.2
Maximum height of the vertebra (21.8)
Length along zygapophyses 28.8
Length of base of neural spine (11.4)
Intercentrum length 4.7
Intercentrum width 5.7
PIN 156/109 (most anterior almost complete vertebra)
Centrum length 16.9
Anterior articular facet height 10.0
Anterior articular facet width 9.2
Posterior articular facet height 10.4
Posterior articular facet width ca. 9.8
Maximum height of the vertebra (18.8)
Neural canal height 2.9
Neural canal width 6.7
Length along zygapophyses 28.2
Length of base of neural spine 11.0
PIN 156/110 Vertebra A B
Centrum length 16.5 -
Anterior articular facet height (8.4) -
Anterior articular facet width (6.8) -
Maximum height of the vertebra (17.4) (11.0)
Length along zygapophyses (23.3) ca. 21.2
Transverse process width (5.8) 11.5
Transverse process length at distal end - 7.6
Neural spine length (8.7) (9.6)
Anterior dorsal rib
Length (23.9)
Anteroposterior proximal depth (15.8)
Length tubercular facet 3.6
PIN 156/111 Long bone A B
Length (46.4) (38.7)

Values between brackets indicate incomplete measurements and the value given is the maximum measurable. The length along the zygapophyses is the maximum anteroposterior length between the anterior tips of the prezygapophyses and the posterior tips of the postzygapophyses. In PIN 156/110 the vertebrae were labeled as A or B, where A corresponds to the most anterior element in the specimen. Maximum deviation of the digital caliper equals 0.02 mm but measurements were rounded to the nearest 0.1 millimeter.