. 2016 Feb 10;11(2):e0147687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147687

Table 2. List of the American alligator skulls used in this study.

Ontogenetic category	Specimen number	Skull length (mm)	Total length (cm)	Sex	W or D	Geographic origin	Preparation method
Juveniles	MOR OST 1646 (embryo)	28	102	?	?	Louisiana	Maceration
	ROM R7964	32.02	22.4	F	?	Florida	?
	MOR OST 1645 (embryo)	33	14.7	?	?	Louisiana	Maceration
	ROM R7966	34.7	28.3	M	?	Florida	?
	ROM R7965	38.83	24	M	?	Florida	?
	ROM R6251	42.99	31	?	?	South Carolina	?
	ROM R6252	43.1	29.8	?	?	South Carolina	?
	ROM R6253	43.33	19.8	?	?	South Carolina	?
	MOR OST 148	74	57.40 (e, M); 56.40 (e, F)	?	?	?	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8352	105.64	80.5	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8349	107.93	81.75	F	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8350	111.03	86.5	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	MOR OST 820	119	90.50 (e, M); 89.90 (e, F)	?	?	?	?
	MOR OST 1028	121	91.90 (e, M); 91.30 (e, F)	?	?	?	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8354	139.19	100	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8355	147.97	113	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
Sub-adults	ROM R8345	172.27	129	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R4405	175.82	138.43	M	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R1698	195.74	?	?	?	Florida	?
	ROM R8335	202.55	161.3	M	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R4418	215.29	166.37	M	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R8332	226.94	176.5	M	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8334	244.72	198.1	F	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8322	247.44	191.8	F	W	Florida	Maceration
	ROM R4420	247.93	182.88	M	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	MOR OST 1029	250	184.30 (e, M); 186.00 (e, F)	?	?	?	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8347	252.43	191.3	F	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
Sexually mature adults	ROM R8323	254.86 (e)	204	F	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R4421	266.54	208.28	M	W	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R8331	277.00 (e)	215.9	F	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8344	288.52	203.2	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8336	330	243.8	M	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	MOR OST 156	340	247.40 (e, M); 251.40 (e, F)	?	?	?	?
	ROM R8342	343	247	F	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R4422	346	236.22	F	W	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R4416	350	242.97	F	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R4401	357	269.88	F	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R8343	370.00 (e)	264.1	F	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles or Invert.Biota
Skeletally mature adults	ROM R8326	373	274.3	F	D	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8327	375 (e)	276.9	F	D	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles
	MOR OST 155	380	275.30 (e)	M	W	?	?
	ROM R4415	405	287.02	M	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	ROM R8329	405	284.5	F	D	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles or Invert.Biota
	ROM R4411	445	330.2	M	D	Florida	Invert. Biota
	MOR OST 795	464	333.30 (e)	?	?	?	?
	ROM R8337	? (Braincase only)	360.7	M	W	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles or Invert.Biota
	ROM R8328	? (Braincase only)	375.9	M	D	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles or Invert.Biota
	ROM R8324	580	383.6	M	W	Florida	Dermestid beetles
	ROM R8333	? (Braincase only)	381	M	D	Louisiana	Dermestid beetles or Invert.Biota
?	ROM R51011	660	?	?	W	Canada (Pleistocene)	None

When total length was unknown (or if a specimen was incomplete), it was estimated using two equations [35,36]. The results from Female (F) and Male (M) equations are shown. Abbreviations: D, domestic; e, estimated; Invert. Biota, invertebrate biota; W, wild.