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. 2020 Jun 15;15(6):e0234826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234826

Fig 20. Tapir mesowear score–correlation with macrowear scores.

Fig 20

Relationship of two mesowear scores (cusp shape, occlusal relief) and the macrowear score (as a measure of ‘wear stage’) for (A) lingual and (B) buccal aspects of maxillary cheek teeth of three tapir species. The size of the dots is proportional to the number of cases represented. Spearman’s correlations: (A) T. terrestris: cusp shape n = 276, R = 0.44, P<0.001; occlusal relief n = 270, R = 0.77, P<0.001; T. bairdii: cusp shape n = 35, R = 0.08, P = 0.665; occlusal relief n = 35, R = 0.80, P<0.001; T. indicus: cusp shape n = 92, R = 0.29, P = 0.005; occlusal relief n = 91, R = 0.60, P<0.001; (B) T. terrestris: cusp shape n = 276, R = -0.08, P = 0.202; occlusal relief n = 272, R = 0.41, P<0.001; T. bairdii: cusp shape n = 35, R = -0.00, P = 0.996; occlusal relief n = 35, R = 0.18, P = 0.291; T. indicus: cusp shape n = 92, R = -0.00, P = 0.977; occlusal relief n = 90, R = 0.44, P<0.001.