Table 1.
Tooth measurements (lengths in mm; angles in degree), with relative position and estimated body size for Brachycarcharias lerichei (Casier, 1946) from the Eocene Bolca Lagerstätte.
| Specimen | Site | BCW | CH | DCL | DS | LCH | MCL | PCH | PCW | RA | RW | RH | TH | BCT | Position | Body size estimation (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC 89 | M. POSTALE | 10.63 | 10.88 | 11.62 | 6.11 | 3.01 | 12.94 | 9.28 | 5.63 | 120.97 | 12.93 | 4.38 | 15.26 | – | Upper antero-lateral | 109.3 |
| MCSNV IG.135777/8 | PESCIARA | 8.02 | 12.75 | 13.28 | 1.02 | 2.56 | 13.33 | 11.71 | 5.22 | 101.1 | 10.68 | 5.81 | 18.56 | – | Lower antero-lateral | 106.7 |
| MCSNV IG.135779 | PESCIARA | 10.05 | 13.32 | 13.81 | 1.01 | 2.31 | 14.69 | 10.83 | 5.86 | 102.42 | 11.61 | 4.87 | 18.19 | – | Lower antero-lateral | 112.5 |
| MCSNV IG.23598 | PESCIARA | 10.29 | 8.66 | 9.15 | 22.52 | 2.25 | 11.74 | 8.23 | 6.71 | 126.25 | 13.87 | 4.90 | 13.56 | – | Upper lateral | 144.0 |
| MCSNV IG.43355 | PESCIARA | 12.26 | 9.01 | 9.53 | 25.24 | 2.26 | 12.36 | 7.83 | 5.88 | 152.41 | 14.85 | 2.58 | 11.59 | – | Upper lateral | 150.2 |
| MCSNV IG.VR.24339 | M. POSTALE | 10.95 | – | – | – | 3.24 | – | – | – | 104.98 | 14.02 | 4.67 | – | – | Upper antero-lateral | – |
| MCSNV IG.VR.24423 | PESCIARA | 7.48 | 11.26 | 11.81 | 1.09 | 3.00 | 12.41 | 9.32 | 3.43 | 106.31 | 11.16 | 4.51 | 15.77 | – | Anterior | 91.3 |
| MCSNV IG.VR.66977 | M. POSTALE | 7.25 | 8.41 | 9.22 | 1.05 | 2.08 | 9.4 | 8.02 | 5.39 | 105.35 | 9.55 | 4.48 | 12.89 | – | Lower antero-lateral | 61.9 |
| MCSNV IG.VR.69484 | M. POSTALE | 10.94 | 10.16 | 10.46 | 16.67 | 2.49 | 13.43 | 9.22 | 7.17 | 131.04 | 12.58 | 4.07 | 14.23 | – | Upper lateral | 170.6 |
| MCSNV IG.VR.69757 | M. POSTALE | – | 11.10 | – | – | – | – | 8.67 | – | – | – | – | 3.59 | ? | – | |
| MCSNV IG.VR.69800 | M. POSTALE | 5.54 | 9.20 | 9.57 | 1.10 | 2.40 | 9.56 | 7.81 | 3.47 | 86.03 | 6.40 | 2.89 | 12.09 | – | Anterior | 70.1 |
| MCSNV T.176 | PESCIARA | 14.40 | 9.38 | 9.85 | 27.19 | 2.88 | 14.99 | 8.11 | 8.41 | 120.15 | 16.82 | 4.91 | 14.29 | – | Upper lateral | 156.7 |
| MGP-PD 7358 | M. POSTALE | 9.05 | – | – | 1.20 | 3.33 | – | – | 6.31 | 88.95 | 12.53 | 6.88 | – | – | Anterior | – |
| MGP-PD 7366 | M. POSTALE | 12.85 | 14.22 | 15.29 | 5.36 | 3.47 | 16.09 | 12.48 | 8.68 | 125.01 | 15.93 | 5.30 | 19.52 | – | Upper antero-lateral | 151.1 |
| NHMUK PV.OR.43450 | PESCIARA | 7.18 | 10.52 | 10.79 | 1.10 | 2.89 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 4.71 | 103.99 | 9.42 | 4.61 | 15.13 | – | Anterior | 83.7 |
Abbreviations: BCT, basal crown thickness; BCW, basal crown width; CH, crown height; DCL, distal crown edge length; DS, degree of slant; LCH, height of lateral cusplets; MCL, mesial crown edge length; PCH, height of principle cusp; PCW, width of principle cusp; RA, angle between root lobes; RH, root height; RW, root width; TH, total height of tooth.