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. 2016 Jan 18;6:19165. doi: 10.1038/srep19165

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
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.