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Antilocaprid Measurements

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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.

Metacarpal measurements of Capromeryx sp. and Stockoceros conklingi

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.

Metatarsal measurements of Capromeryx sp. and Stockoceros conklingi

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).

Femur measurements of Capromeryx sp. and Stockoceros conklingi

Table. 4. Humerus measurements of Capromeryx spp. and Stockoceros conklingi. Data from Colbert and Chaffee (1939), Stock (1930), and UTEP specimens.

Humerus measurements of Capromeryx sp. and Stockoceros conklingi

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.

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Last Update: 26 Apr 2011