Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution ...
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Proboscidea Stegodontidae Stegodon Stegodon sp. extinct yes 350000.0<br />
Van den Bergh, G.D. 1997. The Late Neogene. No<br />
measurements are available <strong>for</strong> dwarf Stegodon<br />
associated to Homo floresiensis. Possibly late-<br />
Pleistocene, truly dwarf Stegodon are known from<br />
Sumba and Timor. We used the mass estimate<br />
calculated on S. sampoensis<br />
Rodentia Bathyergidae Cryptomys Cryptomys bocagei extant no 94.0 Savage et al. 2004<br />
Rodentia Bathyergidae Cryptomys Cryptomys mechowi extant no 269.0 Savage et al. 2004<br />
Rodentia Bathyergidae Cryptomys Cryptomys zechi extant no 219.0 Yeboah and Dakwa 2002<br />
Nowak 1999, It is suggested it was the <strong>size</strong> of<br />
Rodentia Capromyidae Hexolobodon Hexolobodon phenax extinct yes 5650.0 Capromys pilorides<br />
Nowak 1999, reportedly Isolobodon was the same <strong>size</strong><br />
Rodentia Capromyidae Isolobodon Isolobodon montanus extinct yes 1267.0 of Plagiodontia<br />
Nowak 1999, It is a conservative estimate as this<br />
Rodentia Capromyidae Isolobodon Isolobodon portoricensis extinct yes 1267.0 species was probably larger than P. aedium<br />
Rodentia Capromyidae Mysateles Mysateles prehensilis extant yes 1600.0 Weisbecker and Schmid 2007<br />
Nowak 1999, It is a conservative estimate as this<br />
Rodentia Capromyidae Plagiodontia Plagiodontia ipnaeum extinct yes 1267.0 species was probably larger than P. aedium<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Allactaga Allactaga bullata extant no 86.5 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Allactaga Allactaga euphratica extant no 69.5 Colak and Yigit 1998<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Allactaga Allactaga hotsoni extant no 58.0 Darvish et al. 2006<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Allactaga Allactaga sibirica extant no 117.5 Helin et al. 1999<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Cardiocranius Cardiocranius paradoxus extant no 17.0 Gromov 2002<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Eozapus Eozapus setchuanus extant no 17.0 Helin et al. 1999<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Euchoreutes Euchoreutes naso extant no 31.0 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Salpingotus Salpingotus crassicauda extant no 12.0 Helin et al. 1999<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Salpingotus Salpingotus kozlovi extant no 9.5 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Salpingotus Salpingotus michaelis extant no 3.0 Churchfield 1996<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Sicista Sicista caudata extant no 8.0 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Sicista Sicista concolor extant no 6.5 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Sicista Sicista tianshanica extant no 11.5 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Stylodipus Stylodipus andrewsi extant no 60.0 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Dipodidae Stylodipus Stylodipus telum extant no 80.0 Smith et al. 2008<br />
Rodentia Echimyidae Boromys Boromys offella extinct yes 410.0 Turvey et al. 2007<br />
Rodentia Echimyidae Boromys Boromys torrei extinct yes 196.0 Turvey et al. 2007<br />
Rodentia Echimyidae Brotomys Brotomys voratus extinct yes 717.0 Turvey et al. 2007<br />
Rodentia Echimyidae Heteropsomys Heteropsomys insulans extinct yes 2165.0 Turvey et al. 2007<br />
Rodentia Geomyidae Orthogeomys Orthogeomys cherriei extant no 348.5 Reid 1997, Emmons 1997<br />
Rodentia Geomyidae Orthogeomys Orthogeomys matagalpae extant no 293.0 Reid 1997<br />
Rodentia Geomyidae Orthogeomys Orthogeomys thaeleri extant no 573.5 Emmons 1997<br />
Rodentia Geomyidae Thomomys Thomomys clusius extant no 58.0 Wilson and Ruff 1999<br />
Rodentia Geomyidae Thomomys Thomomys idahoensis extant no 67.0 Wilson and Ruff 1999<br />
Rodentia Heptaxodontidae Amblyrhiza Amblyrhiza inundata extinct yes 94000.0 McFarlane et al. 1998<br />
Nowak 1999. Weight estimate obtained as the cubic<br />
ratio of this species to C. pyloroides <strong>body</strong> <strong>size</strong>, the<br />
latter taken 5650 grams and 450 mm in head-<strong>body</strong><br />
Rodentia Heptaxodontidae Clidomys Clidomys osborni extinct yes 45200.0 length<br />
Nowak 1999. Weight estimate obtained as the cubic<br />
ratio of this species to C. pyloroides <strong>body</strong> <strong>size</strong>, the<br />
latter taken 5650 grams and 450 mm in head-<strong>body</strong><br />
Rodentia Heptaxodontidae Clidomys Clidomys parvus extinct yes 23142.4 length<br />
Nowak 1999, reportedly the same <strong>size</strong> of<br />
Rodentia Heptaxodontidae Quemisia Quemisia gravis extinct yes 13700.0 Elasmodontomys<br />
Rodentia Hydrochaeridae Neochoerus Neochoerus aesopi extinct no 63000.0 Prevosti and Vizcaíno 2006<br />
Rodentia Hystricidae Hystrix Hystrix crassispinis extant yes 8000.0 Yasuma et al. 2003
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