Table 1. Crown volume and body mass in archosaurs.
Taxa are categorized by diet and growth stage: Red, Primarily carnivorous; Green, Primarily herbivorous; and Gold, Unknown/omnivore. Lighter colors represent juvenile/sub-adult specimens. Therizinosaurians are in bold.
| Taxon | n | Mean crown volume, mL | Body mass, kg | CV:BM ratio, mL/kg | Growth stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrocanthosaurus | 34 | 16.23 | 3.50E+3 | 4.64E−03 | NA | f |
| Afrovenator | 1 | 11.97 | 1.00E+3 | 1.20E−02 | ? | f |
| Albertosaur | 1 | 18 | 1.30E+3 | 1.38E−02 | Adult | b |
| Albertosaurus | 1 | 8.26 | 2.00E+3 | 4.13E−03 | ? | f |
| Alioramus | 15 | 1.1 | 2.80E+2 | 3.91E−03 | NA | f |
| Alligator | 3 | 0.12 | 5.91 | 2.03E−02 | Juvenile | a |
| Allosaurus | 31 | 3.62 | 2.50E+3 | 1.45E−03 | NA | f |
| Aucasaurus | 2 | 2.13 | 8.50E+2 | 2.51E−03 | NA | f |
| Australovenator | 6 | 0.48 | 3.10E+2 | 1.55E−03 | NA | f |
| Bambiraptor | 10 | 0.01 | 4.00 | 2.62E−03 | NA | f |
| Carcharodontosaurus | 14 | 31.6 | 3.00E+3 | 1.05E−02 | NA | f |
| Carnotaurus | 4 | 2.05 | 1.60E+3 | 1.28E−03 | NA | f |
| Ceratosaurus | 16 | 6.31 | 5.00E+2 | 1.26E−02 | NA | f |
| Coelophysis | 20 | 0.02 | 9.00 | 2.31E−03 | NA | f |
| Daspletosaurus | 15 | 12.28 | 6.10E+2 | 2.01E−02 | NA | f |
| Deinonychus | 1 | 0.2 | 1.00E+2 | 2.00E−03 | Adult | b |
| Deinonychus | 12 | 0.12 | 9.70E+1 | 1.27E−03 | NA | f |
| Dilophosaurus | 4 | 3.02 | 2.90E+2 | 1.04E−02 | NA | f |
| Erectopus | 3 | 4.55 | 3.00E+2 | 1.52E−02 | NA | f |
| Fukuiraptor | 1 | 2.19 | 2.50E+2 | 8.77E−03 | ? | f |
| Giganotosaurus | 7 | 28.28 | 6.10E+3 | 4.64E−03 | NA | f |
| Gorgosaurus | 17 | 4.8 | 2.50E+3 | 1.92E−03 | NA | f |
| Leidyosuchus | 1 | 1.2 | 2.15E+2 | 5.57E−03 | ? | b |
| Liliensternus | 7 | 0.12 | 8.40E+1 | 1.45E−03 | NA | f |
| Majungasaurus | 1 | 1.58 | 1.60E+3 | 9.86E−04 | ? | f |
| Mapusaurus | 7 | 11.4 | 4.10E+3 | 2.78E−03 | NA | f |
| Masiakasaurus | 22 | 0.05 | 2.00E+1 | 2.55E−03 | NA | f |
| Megalosaurus | 13 | 5.1 | 1.40E+3 | 3.64E−03 | NA | f |
| Neovenator | 3 | 2.25 | 1.00E+3 | 2.25E−03 | NA | f |
| Raptorex | 17 | 0.26 | 4.40E+1 | 5.94E−03 | NA | f |
| Saurornitholestes | 117 | 0.05 | 1.80E+1 | 2.99E−03 | NA | f |
| Skorpiovenator | 2 | 2.57 | 1.20E+3 | 2.14E−03 | NA | f |
| Suchomimus | 20 | 4.55 | 2.90E+3 | 1.57E−03 | NA | f |
| Torvosaurus | 4 | 31.57 | 2.40E+3 | 1.32E−02 | NA | f |
| Tyrannosaurus | 1 | 138 | 7.70E+3 | 1.79E−02 | Adult | b |
| Tyrannosaurus | 1 | 15.5 | 6.16E+3 | 2.52E−03 | Sub-adult | b |
| Tyrannosaurus | 1 | 1.8 | 1.00E+3 | 1.80E−03 | Juvenile | b |
| Tyrannosaurus | 131 | 41.26 | 7.70E+3 | 5.36E−03 | NA | f |
| Velociraptor | 20 | 0.03 | 1.20E+1 | 2.47E−03 | NA | f |
| Beipiaosaurus | 1 | 0.02 | 4.72E + 1 | 3.57E–04 | ? | c |
| Camarasaurus | ? | 15.7 | 4.70E+4 | 3.34E−04 | NA | e |
| Diplodocus | ? | 1.51 | 1.30E+4 | 1.16E−04 | NA | e |
| Edmontonia | 1 | 0.2 | 3.00E+3 | 6.67E−05 | Adult | b |
| Edmontosaurus | 2 | 2 | 3.00E+3 | 6.67E−04 | Adult | b |
| Edmontosaurus | 3 | 0.43 | 7.00E+2 | 6.14E−04 | Juvenile | b |
| Maiasaura | 1 | 1.9 | 3.60E+3 | 5.28E−04 | Adult | b |
| Prosaurolophus | 3 | 2 | 4.50E+3 | 4.44E−04 | Adult | b |
| Segnosaurus | 1 | 0.28 | 2.23E + 3 | 1.25E–04 | ? | d |
| Suzhousaurus | 1 | 0.05 | 3.10E+3 | 1.76E–05 | ? | c |
| Triceratops | 2 | 2.65 | 9.00E+3 | 2.94E−04 | Adult | b |
| Falcarius (UMNH VP 15231) | 1 | 0.02 | 1.00E + 2 | 2.00E–04 | Juvenile? | c |
| Falcarius (UMNH VP 22857) | 1 | 0.03 | 1.00E + 2 | 3.41E–04 | Juvenile? | c |
| Eoraptor | 26 | 0.01 | 1.70E+1 | 8.51E−04 | NA | f |
| Troodon | 2 | 0.04 | 5.00E+1 | 8.00E−04 | Adult | b |
| Troodon | 35 | 0.04 | 4.70E+1 | 9.30E−04 | NA | f |
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