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. 2022 Nov 30;11:e80092. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80092

Table 3. Axial muscle and transverse process length in the tail of the crested basilisk.

Transverse processes versus muscle width in the tail cross-sections in the crested basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons (FMNH 112993). Measurements are from the midline to the distal end of the transverse process (or centrum margin when there is no process) and to the lateral surface of the tail. CA, caudal.

Location Measurement Total(mm) % bone and muscle % muscle only
CA4 Transverse process width 16.8 62.9 37.1
Total width 26.7
CA10 Transverse process width 8.1 57 43.0
Total width 14.2
CA15 Centrum width 3.5 36.8 63.2
Total width 9.5