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TABLE 1 in Body size histories of Shungura Formation reptiles in biotic and abiotic environmental context
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TABLE 1 in Body size histories of Shungura Formation reptiles in biotic and abiotic environmental context

Abigail K. Parker, Jean-Renaud Boisserie, Johannes Müller, Christopher A. Brochu and Jason J. Head
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02/18/2026
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18849489
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TABLE 1. — Regression equations used to estimate body mass (in kg, unless noted otherwise) from body lengths for turtles and crocodylians. TaxonMeasurement, x (cm)Regression to body massRegression sourceTestudinidaeCarapace lengthBM = 2.751*log10(x) -3.424Regression derived from data in Regis & Meik (2017)TrionychidaeCarapace lengthlog10(BM) = 1.344*log10(x) -1.049Regression derived from data in Regis & Meik (2017)PelomedusidaeCarapace lengthlog10(BM) = -3.814 + 2.861*log10(x)Regression derived from data in Regis & Meik (2017)CrocodyliaTotal lengthlog10(BM) = -4.67 + 2.79*log10(x)Slavenko et al. (2016)PythonTotal lengthlog10(BM) = -5.131 + 2.611*log10(x) [mass unit: g]Feldman & Meiri (2013)
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