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Table 4.11. Shape variables of plesiadapid metacarpals.<br />

Taxon Specimen Bone V-Le a V-PEW V-PED V-MSW V-MSD V-DEW V-DED<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 1 L MC I 1.154 0.289 -0.149 -0.364 -0.692 -0.056 -0.181<br />

N. intermedius USNM 442229 R MC I 1.219 0.258 -0.198 -0.435 -0.644 -0.064 -0.137<br />

N. gidleyi AMNH 17379 L MC I 1.161 0.288 -0.322 -0.342 -0.697 -0.017 -0.070<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 1 L MC II 1.472 -0.368 0.025 -0.445 -0.573 -0.001 -0.109<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 2 L MC II 1.488 -0.387 -0.016 -0.458 -0.618 0.007 -0.016<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 1 R MC III 1.611 -0.287 0.001 -0.597 -0.597 0.001 -0.132<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 2 L MC III 1.713 -0.437 0.051 -0.598 -0.689 0.004 -0.044<br />

N. gidleyi AMNH 17379 L MC III 1.774 -0.236 -0.081 -0.590 -0.692 0.049 -0.224<br />

P. tricuspidens MNHN R 5295 R MC III 1.622 -0.434 -0.017 -0.511 -0.595 0.054 -0.119<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 2 R MC IV 1.703 -0.336 0.015 -0.592 -0.725 -0.008 -0.056<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 2 L MC IV 1.723 -0.344 -0.007 -0.609 -0.700 -0.007 -0.056<br />

P. tricuspidens MNHN R 5364 R MC IV 1.731 -0.313 -0.141 -0.483 -0.600 0.028 -0.223<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 1 R MC V 1.442 -0.124 -0.219 -0.442 -0.576 0.043 -0.124<br />

P. cookei UM 87990 set 2 R MC V 1.551 -0.134 -0.165 -0.740 -0.495 0.058 -0.075<br />

N. intermedius USNM 442229 L MC V 1.522 -0.004 -0.126 -0.651 -0.713 0.052 -0.080<br />

P. tricuspidens MNHN R 5305 R MC V 1.400 -0.124 -0.254 -0.443 -0.625 0.140 -0.094<br />

P. tricuspidens MNHN R 5373 L MC V 1.359 -0.012 -0.212 -0.417 -0.618 0.075 -0.176<br />

P. tricuspidens NMHN nn L MC V 1.463 -0.034 -0.193 -0.516 -0.670 0.077 -0.127<br />

a-natural log ratios of each variable from Table 4.10 (the name of which is given in the<br />

suffix the new variable name) to the geometric means from 4.10. For example V-Le =<br />

Ln(Le/GM)<br />

Table 4.12. Comparisons of plesiadapid metacarpal-carpal articular areas.<br />

Ry Set 1 area Set 2 area Carpal area<br />

MC II 7.70 9.50 8.20 a<br />

MC III 7.10 8.50 ~6 b<br />

MC IV 6.80 8.50<br />

10.72 c<br />

MC V 6.00 7.50<br />

a – trapezoid distal facet area<br />

b – reconstructed capitate distal facet area<br />

c – hamate distal facet area.<br />

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