Table 2. Proximodistal lengths (mm) of the metatarsals of the referred specimen of Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi (UNCUYO-LD 302) compared to those of other titanosauriform sauropods.
Species | Specimen | I | II | III | IV | V | III/I | IV/I | V/III | V/IV | Source |
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Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi | UNCUYO-LD 302 | 164 | 185 | 197 | 218 | 196 | 1.20 | 1.33 | 0.99 | 0.90 | this paper |
Mendozasaurus neguyelap | IANIGLA-PV 077 | 140 | 156 | 178 | 205 | 165 | 1.27 | 1.46 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 9 |
Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii | ZPAL MgD-I/48 | 150 | 180 | 200 | 180 | 140 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 18 |
Agua del Padrillo titanosaur | UNCUYO-LD 313 | 109 | 138 | 146 | 152 | 130 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 0.89 | 0.86 | this paper |
?Alamosaurus sanjuanensis | NMMNH P-49967 | 195 | 245 | 270 | 291 | 281 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 28 |
Euhelopus zdanskyi | PMU 234 | 98 | 122 | 136 | 121 | NA | 1.39 | 1.23 | — | — | 52 |
La Invernada titanosaur | MUCPv-1533 | 120 | 137 | 168 | 172 | 127 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 24 |
Bonitasaura salgadoi | MPCA 460 | 120 | 154 | 169 | 180 | 142 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 64 |
Rapetosaurus krausei | FMNH PR 2209 | 63 | 82 | 89 | 88 | 59 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 13 |
Epachthosaurus sciuttoi | UNPSJB-PV 920 | 125 | 153 | 177 | 185 | 153 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 22 |
Tastavinsaurus sanzi | MPZ 99/9 | 162 | 190 | 230 | 212 | 180 | 1.42 | 1.31 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 65 |
Ligabuesaurus leanzai | MCF-PVPH-233 | 140 | 190 | 220 | 220 | 180 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 27 |
Antarctosaurus wichmannianus | MACN-PV 6904 | 140 | 200 | 225 | 215 | — | 1.61 | 1.54 | — | — | 63 |
Dreadnoughtus schrani | MPM-PV 1156 | 210 | 250 | NA | NA | NA | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Cedarosaurus weiskopfae | FMNH PR 977 | 120 | 200 | 165* | NA | 200 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
(See Supplementary Table S3 for additional measurements of the Notocolossus metatarsus.) Specimens are listed by increasing metatarsal III to metatarsal I length ratio. Note that (1) although probable, it is not certain that all metatarsals of Mendozasaurus specimen IANIGLA-PV 077 pertain to a single individual9, and (2) although Huene63:73 provided a length measurement (120 mm) for a purported metatarsal V of the Antarctosaurus wichmannianus holotype, this element may actually represent metatarsal I of another individual; as such, we have omitted this measurement here. Abbreviations: I–V, metatarsal number; III/I, metatarsal III to metatarsal I length ratio; IV/I, metatarsal IV to metatarsal I length ratio; V/III, metatarsal V to metatarsal III length ratio; V/IV, metatarsal V to metatarsal IV length ratio; NA, not available (i.e., element not preserved or measurement not reported). Institutional abbreviations see Supplementary Information. * = element incomplete, measurement as preserved; — = calculation not possible based on available data.