. 2014 Sep 10;14:184. doi: 10.1186/s12862-014-0184-1

Table 1.

Model-averaged parameter estimates for sloth body size

		Model-averaged parameter estimates
		All taxa included			Extant taxa excluded
Taxonomic subgroup	μ0	L. 2LnL CI	Est.	U. 2LnL CI
Megalonychidae		3.086	3.924	4.767	3.214
Megatheriidae + Nothrotheriidae		2.599	3.368	4.111	3.144
Hapalopidae + Pelycodontidae		2.961	2.961	2.961	2.986
Mylodontidae + Bradypodidae + Pseudoglyptodontidae		1.822	1.938	2.055	2.796
	σ0	L. 2LnL CI	Est.	U. 2LnL CI
Megalonychidae		1.272	2.526	6.09	0.557
Megatheriidae + Nothrotheriidae		0.749	1.609	4.433	1.211
Hapalopidae + Pelycodontidae		0.171	0.171	0.171	0.166
Mylodontidae + Bradypodidae + Pseudoglyptodontidae		0.301	0.528	1.021	4.943
	α	L. 2LnL CI	Est.	U. 2LnL CI
Megalonychidae		0.012	0.037	0.061	0.163
Megatheriidae + Nothrotheriidae		0.233	0.317	0.402	0.372
Hapalopidae + Pelycodontidae		−0.006	−0.006	−0.006	−0.011
Mylodontidae + Bradypodidae + Pseudoglyptodontidae		0.076	0.12	0.163	0.121
	β	L. 2LnL CI	Est.	U. 2LnL CI
Megalonychidae		0.029	0.069	0.173	0.212
Megatheriidae + Nothrotheriidae		0.037	0.084	0.212	0.110
Hapalopidae + Pelycodontidae		−0.036	−0.036	−0.036	−0.035
Mylodontidae + Bradypodidae + Pseudoglyptodontidae		0.141	0.244	0.476	−0.146

Parameter estimates based on all taxa in the Additional file 1: Table S1 with associated model-averaged 2LnL CI’s are given for each parameter. In addition, model-averaged estimates for parameters from the analysis excluding extant taxa (Additional file 1: Table S6) are given.