Table 2. Measurements from the Age Reference Point to the mesial end of the dental alveolus made on African elephants in Zimbabwean populations.

Molars*	Age (y)	Male Mean ± SD	n	Female Mean ± SD	n	Between sex p-value
M1	0–0.9	13.3 ± 0.25	2	12.9 ± 0.15	3	0.130
M2	1–1.8	14.3 ± 1.00	7	13.3 ± 0.58	6	0.053
M3	2–6.5	19.8 ± 1.80	18	18.5 ± 2.39	11	0.118
M4#	7–15	22.2 ± 0.25	4	22.3 ± 3.08	30	0.920
M5	16–28.5	28.2 ± 1.74	17	26.5 ± 1.24	40	<0.001
M6	29–70+	31.5 ± 1.26	70	28.1 ± 1.23	47	<0.001

With the exception of between M1 and M2 group, significant differences (<0.001) were found between all molar male groups, all molar female groups and molar groups including totals of both male and female.

*For example, from M1L1 to M1L5 for Molar 1. For molar 2, M2L1 to M2L7. And so on for the other molars.

^# All 4 males were 7–8 years of age while the females range from 7–15 years.