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

Table 2. Tapir teeth measurements.

Average loph width (in mm) (al = anterior loph; pl = posterior loph), tooth width (mm) and Anisodonty Index (ADI) per loph and tooth.

P2 al P2 pl P3 al P3 pl P4 al P4 pl M1 al M1 pl M2 al M2 pl M3 al M3 pl
T. terrestris (n = 17) Upper jaw 18.11 ± 0.94 19.66 ± 0.94 21.38 ± 1.30 20.77 ± 1.46 22.19 ± 1.41 20.61 ± 1.33 21.77 ± 1.14 19.49 ± 1.33 23.10 ± 1.24 20.39 ± 1.07 22.62 ± 1.46 18.44 ± 1.07
18.89 ± 0.83 21.07 ± 1.35 21.40 ± 1.29 20.63 ± 1.14 21.75 ± 1.06 20.63 ± 1.14
Lower jaw 10.77 ± 0.63 11.89 ± 0.85 14.22 ± 0.79 15.30 ± 0.83 15.95 ± 0.89 16.89 ± 0.83 16.17 ± 1.02 15.09 ± 0,94 17.62 ± 0,78 16.73 ± 0,72 18.10 ± 0,81 15.88 ± 1.19
11.32 ± 0.57 14.76 ± 0.76 16.42 ± 0.81 15.63 ± 0.96 17.18 ± 0.72 16.90 ± 0.93
ADI 1.68 ± 0.10 1.66 ± 0.13 1.51 ± 0.11 1.36 ± 0.11 1.39 ± 0.11 1.22 ± 0.09 1.35 ± 0.09 1.29 ± 0.09 1.31 ± 0.09 1.22 ± 0.09 1.25 ± 0.08 1.18 ± 0.08
1.68 ± 0.09 1.43 ± 0.10 1.31 ± 0.10 1.32 ± 0.08 1.27 ± 0.08 1.22 ± 0.06
T. bairdii (n = 6) Upper jaw 18.24 ± 0.81 19.80 ± 1.11 20.87 ± 0.97 20.50 ± 1.18 21.93 ± 1.26 20.40 ± 1.07 22.08 ± 0.70 19.76 ± 1.00 23.62 ± 1.08 20.55 ± 1.02 22.56 ± 1.08 18.76 ± 0.48
19.02 ± 0.84 20.68 ± 1.07 21.17 ± 1.14 20.92 ± 0.81 22.08 ± 1.00 20.66 ± 0.54
Lower jaw 10.98 ± 0.75 11.42 ± 0.65 14.75 ± 0.64 15.69 ± 1.59 16.14 ± 0.62 16.49 ± 0.83 16.25 ± 0.74 15.85 ± 1.02 17.42 ± 0.39 17.28 ± 0.65 18.00 ± 0.88 16.51 ± 1.29
11.20 ± 0.32 15.52 ± 1.10 16.31 ± 0.68 15.92 ± 0,82 17.26 ± 0.37 17.63 ± 0.81
ADI 1.69 ± 0.14 1.74 ± 0.15 1.45 ± 0.02 1.32 ± 0.06 1.36 ± 0.04 1.24 ± 0.06 1.36 ± 0.05 1.25 ± 0.08 1.36 ± 0.09 1.19 ± 0.04 1.25 ± 0.04 1.11 ± 0.08
1.73 ± 0.06 1.37 ± 0.03 1.30 ± 0.05 1.32 ± 0.06 1.28 ± 0.06 1.18 ± 0.04
T. indicus (n = 3) Upper jaw 19.67 ± 0.85 22.34 ± 0.95 23.81 ± 1.53 24.15 ± 0.88 25.09 ± 1.01 22.49 ± 1.15 24.36 ± 1.18 20.84 ± 1.45 26.16 ± 1.45 22.03 ± 0.84 24.22 ± 1.15 18.90 ± 0.39
21.00 ± 0.47 23.98 ± 1.17 23.79 ± 1.08 22.60 ± 1.31 24.09 ± 1.14 21.56 ± 0.77
Lower jaw 11.59 ± 0.08 13.44 ± 1.13 15.50 ± 0.60 16.63 ± 1.15 18.19 ± 0.28 17.45 ± 0.16 18.28 ± 0.07 17.14 ± 0.43 19.50 ± 0.88 18.90 ± 0.60 20.68 ± 0.29 17.72 ± 0.56
12.12 ± 0.08 15.60 ± 0,86 17.82 ± 0.22 17.57 ± 0.20 18.99 ± 0.71 19.20 ± 0.42
ADI 1.65 ± 0.05 1.68 ± 0.20 1.54 ± 0.11 1.46 ± 0.10 1.38 ± 0.03 1.29 ± 0.05 1.33 ± 0.07 1.22 ± 0.10 1.34 ± 0.04 1.17 ± 0.04 1.17 ± 0.04 1.07 ± 0.01
1.73 ± 0.07 1.50 ± 0.10 1.33 ± 0.04 1.28 ± 0.08 1.26 ± 0.04 1.12 ± 0.02