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. 2014 Mar 25;2:e318. doi: 10.7717/peerj.318

Table 1. List of investigated specimens and scores of articulation facets of cervical ribs.

The presence of articulation facets of ribs was indicated posteriorly on the sixth cervical vertebra (C6) and/or anteriorly on the seventh cervical vertebra (C7).

Species Institute Collection no. Sex Vertebra Rib facets (left/right)
Mammuthus primigenius Naturalis RGM592809 n.a. C7 0
RGM103337 n.a. C7 n.a.
RGM132902 n.a. C7 0
RGM139079 n.a. C7 0
RGM172327 n.a. C7 n.a.
RGM20026 n.a. C7 n.a.
RGM20313 n.a. C6 n.a.
RGM369465 n.a. C6 n.a.
RGM40098 n.a. C6 0
RGM40120 n.a. C7 0
RGM4445989 n.a. C7 n.a.
RGM79245 n.a. C6 n.a.
RGM146248 n.a. C6 1 (left)
NMR NMR999100007602 n.a. C7 1 (left)
NMR999100006627 n.a. C6 1 (right)
NMR999100007479 n.a. C7 0
Elephas maximus Naturalis RMNH.MAM.46016 n.a. C6, C7 0
RMNH.MAM.46024 M C6, C7 0
RMNH.MAM.39235 F C6, C7 0
RMNH.MAM.39234 n.a. C6, C7 0
ZMA 13483 n.a. C6, C7 0
RMNH.MAM.46018 n.a. C6, C7 0
ZMA.MAM.30069 M C6, C7 0
NRM A609596* F C6, C7 0
A591540 n.a. C6, C7 0
A600572 n.a. C6, C7 0
A589489* F C6, C7 0
NMW 16545 n.a. C6, C7 0
5505* M C6, C7 0
UAV n.a. n.a. C6, C7 0
ZMUC ZMUC CN2 F C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN4196* n.a. C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN1399* F C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN1 M C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN2293* M C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN639* F C6, C7 1 (right, C7)
ZMUC CN 558* M C6, C7 0
Loxodonta africana Naturalis RMNH.MAM.45488 M C6, C7 0
NRM A601286 M C6, C7 0
A600551 M C6, C7 0
NMW 287* (exhibition) n.a. C6, C7 0
RMCA RMCA 4559 n.a. C6, C7 0
ZMUC ZMUC CN708* M C6, C7 0
ZMUC CN3684* M C6, C7 0

Notes.

*

Died in captivity (wild born).

n.a.
not available
Naturalis
Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden
NRM
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet Stockholm
NMW
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
UAV
University Anatomy Vienna
ZMUC
Zoologisk Museum University Copenhagen
RMCA
Royal Museum Central Africa Tervuren