Skip to main content
. 2016 Aug 3;4:e2312. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2312

Table 2. ROM values of Dromaius pes with and without soft tissue.

The variation in ROM value (Variance) is applied to the ROM value of the Australovenator specimens to simulate extension and flexion allowing for soft tissue.

Specimens ROM II-1 II-2 II-3 III-1 III-2 III-3 III-4 IV-1 IV-2 IV-3 IV-4 IV-5
Dromaius ST Ext 41 2 3 18 18 27 2 25 8 19 2 2
Flex 118 73 42 114 64 35 17 114 41 16 19 14
Dromaius bone Ext 49 15 14 27 46 40 22 68 21 22 14 16
Flex 126 77 50 122 107 93 55 119 91 48 39 28
Dromaius variance 8 13 11 9 28 13 20 41 13 3 12 14
8 4 8 8 43 58 38 5 50 32 20 14
Percentage 0.16 0.87 0.79 0.33 0.61 0.33 0.91 0.62 0.62 0.14 0.86 0.88
0.06 0.05 0.16 0.07 0.40 0.62 0.69 0.04 0.55 0.67 0.51 0.50
Australovenator Ext 37 4 27a 20 66a 67 39 47a 3 39a 50 55
Flex 63 92 41a 108 57a 58 36 94a 68 60a 57 31
Australovenator variance 6 3 21 7 40 22 35 29 2 5 43 48
4 5 7 7 23 36 25 4 37 40 29 16
Australovenator ST Ext 31 1 6 13 26 45 4 18 1 34 7 7
Flex 59 87 34 101 34 22 11 90 31 20 28 16

Notes.

Abbreviations

Ext
Extension
Flex
Flexion
ST
Soft tissue
a

Estimated ROM value due to poor preservation.