Appendix 2—table 1. Extant newt and squamate specimens used for muscle mass estimation and for logging centrum proportions along the tail.
Specimen no. | Taxon | Sex | Type | Purpose |
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FMNH 84926 | Triturus cristatus | Male | Wet | Caudal centrum ratios, muscle mass estimation |
FMNH 57512 | Intellagama lesueurii | Male | Wet | Muscle mass estimation |
FMNH 22389 | Intellagama lesueurii | Male | Skeleton | Caudal centrum ratios, muscle mass estimation |
KU 314941 | Hydrosaurus amboinensis | Unknown; low neural spines (female/ immature male) | Wet | Caudal centrum ratios |
FMNH 52698 | Hydrosaurus pustulatus | Male | Wet | Muscle mass estimation |
FMNH 236131 | Hydrosaurus pustulatus | Unknown; low neural spines (female/ immature male) | Skeleton | Muscle mass estimation |
FMNH 112993 | Basiliscus plumifrons | Male | Wet | Muscle mass estimation |
FMNH 257162 | Basiliscus plumifrons | Male | Skeleton | Additional high-resolution visualization |
UMMZ 121461 | Basiliscus basiliscus | Male | Wet | Caudal centrum ratios |
UF 41558 | Amblyrhynchus cristatus | Unknown | Wet | Caudal centrum ratios |
FMNH 22042 | Amblyrhynchus cristatus | Unknown;?male (tallest caudal neural spines in FMNH collection) | Skeleton | Muscle mass estimation |
UF 21461 | Alligator mississippiensis | Unknown; juvenile | Wet | X-ray image of caudal centra in tail; caudal centrum ratios |