Measurements from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Frick (1937), Roosevelt and Burden (1934), Stock (1930, 1932), and from UTEP specimens. Site 5689 is U-Bar Cave.
Table 1. Humerus measurements of Stockoceros conklingi and Capromeryx sp.
Stockoceros conklingi Humerus | LA 179 | AMNH 22483/22659 | 5689-109-18 | 5689-1-124 |
Greatest Length | 186.5 | |||
Length from head to distal end | 147.5 | 168.0 | ||
Greatest A-P diameter of proximal end | 42.0 | |||
Greatest transverse diameter of proximal end | 33.2 | |||
A-P diameter of shaft at middle | 20.3 | |||
Transverse diameter of shaft at middle | 14.2 | |||
Greatest transverse diameter of distal end | 30.0 | 29.0 | 29.8 | |
Greatest A-P diameter of distal end | 23.5 | 27.9 | 26.5 | |
Additional measurements: Distal width of humerus: TMM 41238-215: 30.6 mm; TMM 41238-513: 30.7 mm. (Lundelius 1984) | ||||
Capromeryx Humerus | Z 8571 | 5689-103-2 | ||
Length from head to distal end | 95.9 | 100.0 | ||
Greatest A-P diameter of proximal end | 29.6 | 32.0 | ||
Greatest transverse diameter of proximal end | 24.0 | |||
A-P diameter of shaft at middle | 11.8 | 13.8 | ||
Transverse diameter of shaft at middle | 10.0 | 11.4 | ||
Greatest transverse diameter of distal end | 20.6 | 20.6 | ||
Greatest A-P diameter of distal end | 17.1 | 16.6 |
Table 2. Metacarpal measurements of Capromeryx sp. and Stockoceros conklingi. Data from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Roosevelt and Burden (1934), Stock (1930, 1932), and UTEP specimens.
Additional measurements: UTEP 30-10: Width at Mid-shaft 15.0; Depth at Mid-shaft 12.5; Distal Width 25.4; Distal Depth 16.8. TMM 41238-101: Proximal width: 22.6 mm (Lundelius 1984)
Table 3. Metatarsal measurements of Capromeryx spp. and Stockoceros conklingi. Data from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Frick (1937), Roosevelt and Burden (1934), Stock (1930, 1932), and UTEP specimens.
Table 3. Femur measurements of Capromeryx spp. and Stockoceros conklingi. Data from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Stock (1932) and UTEP specimens (UTEP 91 is Jimenez Cave, southern Chihuahua, Mexico).
Table. 4. Humerus measurements of Capromeryx spp. and Stockoceros conklingi. Data from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Stock (1930), and UTEP specimens.
Proximal width of radius (Lundelius 1984): TMM 41238-172: 30.4; TMM 41238-658: 29.3
Proximal width of tibia (Lundelius 1984): TMM 41238-642: 48.5
Distal width of tibia (Lundelius 1984): TMM 41238-107: 29.5; TMM 41238-21: 29.5; TMM 41238-368: 31.2; TMM 41238-257: 27.2
Literature. Colbert and Chaffee 1939; Frick 1937; Lundelius 1984; Roosevelt and Burden 1934; Stock 1930, 1932.
Last Update: 26 Apr 2011