Extended Data Table 3. Comparison of talonid height and cusp number in carnivorans.

Cusp numbers and OPCs tabulated for the entire anterior (anteroconid + trigonid) and posterior (talonid + hypoconulid) parts of the m1 and corresponding heights of the talonid relative to the trigonid. For taxa and specimens, see methods.

Species	Anterior cusps	Posterior cusps	Anterior OPC	Posterior OPC	Talonid height
Acinonyx jubatus	2	0	16.75	0.00	0.16
Ailuropoda melanoleuca	3	4	28.63	23.75	0.83
Ailurus fulgens	3	4	33.63	27.50	0.83
Alopex lagopus	3	2	20.63	13.25	0.46
Canis aureus	3	2	19.63	17.63	0.40
Canis lupus	3	2	17.38	16.50	0.42
Crocuta crocuta	2	1	16.50	1.75	0.42
Felis silvestris	2	0	19.13	0.00	0.02
Galerella sanguinea	3	2	30.50	11.00	0.34
Genetta genetta	3	2	29.38	17.13	0.44
Gulo gulo	2	1	14.00	6.38	0.42
Herpestes ichneumon	3	2	25.38	11.13	0.46
Lutra lutra	3	2	22.25	13.00	0.56
Lynx lynx	2	1	19.63	5.00	0.49
Martes foina	3	1	18.25	11.63	0.52
Martes martes	3	1	19.00	14.63	0.49
Meles meles	3	4	21.25	25.88	0.72
Mustela erminea	2	2	14.00	6.13	0.50
Mustela eversmannii	2	1	14.25	4.75	0.51
Mustela lutreola	2	2	15.00	9.88	0.57
Mustela nivalis	2	1	16.00	5.88	0.52
Mustela putorius	2	1	16.75	4.50	0.51
Otocyon megalotis	3	2	23.38	20.13	0.69
Panthera leo	2	0	16.50	0.00	0.16
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	4	3	36.50	21.13	0.76
Procyon lotor	4	4	30.50	24.25	0.75
Ursus americanus	4	2	31.00	25.63	0.69
Ursus arctos	4	3	28.13	21.88	0.64
Ursus maritimus	3	2	21.88	20.38	0.57
Viverra zibetha	3	4	27.63	27.75	0.53
Vormela peregusna	3	1	19.25	6.13	0.45
Vulpes vulpes	3	3	21.25	20.88	0.45