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. 2022 Oct 26;17(10):e0276110. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276110

Table 6. Centrum measurements for posterior thoracic and lumbar vertebrae of European Pachycetus paulsonii and its synonyms.

Author Genus and species Locality Specimen Pos. Length Ant. wid. Ant. hgt. Post. wid. Post. hgt. Epiphyses
Brandt, 1873 [25]: 339 Zeuglodon paulsonii Chyhyryn Lost L 260 155 140 155 140 Present
Brandt, 1873 [25]: 339 Zeuglodon paulsonii Chyhyryn Lost L 228 150 145 150 145 Missing
Van Beneden, 1883 [28]: 28 Pachycetus robustus Helmstedt MMGD NsT-90 T 160 120 100 120 100 Missing
Fedorowskij, 1912 [36]: 260 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoropove Lost L 283 161 151 161 151 Present
Fedorowskij, 1912 [36]: 260 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoropove Lost L 282 165 157 165 157 Present
Fedorowskij, 1912 [36]: 260 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoropove Lost L 274 164 157 164 157 Present
Fedorowskij, 1912 [36]: 260 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoropove Lost L 231 157 147 157 147 Present
Kuhn, 1935 [37]: 224 Pachycetus robustus Helmstedt MMGD NsT-90 T 150 120 95 110 95 Missing
Bogachev, 1959 [38]: 41 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoroshevskaya CMN L 250 170 150 140 150 —
Bogachev, 1959 [38]: 41 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoroshevskaya CMN L 240 180 150 160 145 —
Bogachev, 1959 [38]: 41 Zeuglodon paulsonii Khoroshevskaya CMN L 225 175 160 160 160 —
Gritsenko, 2001 [41]: 18* Platyosphys einori Pyrohiv, Kyiv TSNU-GM 2638 L 225 155 — 155 — Missing
Gritsenko, 2001 [41]: 18* Platyosphys einori Pyrohiv, Kyiv TSNU-GM 2638 L 212 153 — 140 — Missing
Uhen and Berndt, 2008 [44]: 57 Eocetus sp. Rohrdorf Berndt collection L 210 161 — 161 — Missing
Gol’din et al., 2012 [46]: 111 "Eocetus" sp. Kurenevka NMNH-P OF-1695 L 160 147 120 158 134 Missing
Goldin and Zvonok, 2013 [50]: 255 Basilotritus uheni Beloskelevatoye NMNH-P OF-2096 T 159 98 78 140 80 —
Goldin and Zvonok, 2013 [50]: 260 Basilotritus sp. Velykaya Andrusovka KOM 44693 P 195 L 202 136 126 157 125 Missing
Gol’din et al., 2014 [51]: 271 Basilotritus sp. Nagornoye NMNH-P Ngr-12 L 193 186 124 186 124 Missing
Van Vliet et al., 2020 [54], p. 145 Pachycetus robustus Helmstedt MMGD NsT-90 T 166 — — 129 96 Missing
Van Vliet et al., 2020 [54], p. 146 Pachycetus sp. Alversdorf ID20-2 L 239 130 140 131 124 Missing
Van Vliet et al., 2020 [54], p. 146 Pachycetus sp. Treue NMR 9991–51759 L 225 140 178 — 130 Missing

Type specimens are in boldface type. Most vertebrae are lumbars (L), but MMGD NsT-90 and NMNH-P OF-2096 are posterior thoracics (T). *Measurements and interpretations of vertebrae described by Gritsenko [41] follow Davydenko et al. [55].