Table 3. Growth record and age estimation of the femora and tibiae of Vespersarus paranaensis analyzed.
| Bone | Specimen | Growth marks number | Retro-calculated LAGs ± SE (years) |
Age estimation (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femur | CP.V 4136 | 2 Annuli | 3 ± 0 | 5 |
| CP.V 4142 | 2 LAGs | 3 ± 0.62 | 5 | |
| CP.V 4206 | 2 LAGS | – | – | |
| CP.V 4264 | 3 LAGs | 5 ± 0 | 8 | |
| CP.V 2277 | 7 LAGs (simple, double and triple) |
7 ± 1.15 | 14 | |
| Tibia | CP.V 4312a | 3 LAGs | – | – |
| CP.V 4203 | 3 LAGs | – | – | |
| CP.V 4140 | 4 LAGs | 3 ± 0.85 | 7 | |
| CP.V 4000 | 4 LAGs | – | – | |
| CP.V 2385 | 5 LAGs (4) | 4 ± 0.95 | 13 | |
| CP.V 4130 | 5 LAGs (3) | 2 ± 0.57 | 10 |
Note:
Number of preserved growth marks (annuli or Lines of Arrested Growth) and age estimation. LAGs within the External Fundamental System of the tibiae CP.V 2385 and CP.V 4130 are not considered. SE, standard error.