Dataset as supplementary data for publication in HB

Supplementary data for publication of the first evidence of dental abnormalities in the Early Pleistocene Tamanian elephant Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis (Proboscidea: Elephantidae) from Sinyaya Balka locality, Taman Peninsula.Figure 1: Geographic location of the Sinyaya Balka/Bogatyri locality, Taman Peninsula.Figure 2: Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis upper molars (M2 and M3) from Sinyaya Balka with cases of atypical wear. 2A – AMZ KP 31103/2, lingual view; 2B – AMZ KP 31103/3, posterior view; 2C – AMZ KP 31241/15, anterior view; 2D – AMZ KP 31241/14, anterior view.Figure 3: Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis upper premolars (dP4) from Sinyaya Balka with cases of atypical wear and flat and polished chewing surfaces. 3A, 3B – AMZ KP 31349/2, anterior view and lingual view; 3C – AMZ KP 31241/6, buccal view at the occlusal surface; 3D, 3E – non-numbered specimen, occlusal view and buccal view.Figure 4: Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis lower molars from Sinyaya Balka with cases of crown deformation due to irregular tooth displacement. 4A – AMZ KP 30814/28, lingual view; 4B – non-numbered, occlusal view; 4C – AMZ KP 31103/17, occlusal view; 4D – AMZ KP 31241/32, occlusal view.Figure 5: Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis molars from Sinyaya Balka with cases of plate displacement at the posterior end and case of crown base excrescence. 5A – AMZ KP 31349/20 dex, occlusal view; 5B, 5C – AMZ KP 31349/19, occlusal view and posterior view; 5D – AMZ KP 31241/18, occlusal view with crown base excrescence marked in circle on the lingual side.Figure 6: Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis lower m3 molars from Sinyaya Balka with cases of supernumerary teeth. 6A, 6C – GGM PV 00918, posterior view and occlusal view; 6B, 6D – GGM PV 00919, posterior view and occlusal view.Table of measurements - Number of studied specimens of different generations’ teeth of Archidiskodon meridionalis tamanensis from Sinyaya Balka (Early Pleistocene, Tamanian peninsula) stored in AMZ and GGM.Specimen 31349-20 - Lower jaw with m3 molars intact. occlusal view.Specimen 30814-28 - Lower m3 molar. Posterior view.Specimen 31103-02 - Upper M3 molar. Occlusal view.Specimen 31103-17 - Lower m1-m2 molar. Buccal view.Specimen 31241-14 - Upper M2 molar. Buccal view.Specimen 31241-15 - Upper M2 molar. Buccal view.Specimen 31241-32 - Lower m1-m2 molar. Buccal view.Specimen 31349-2 - Upper dP4 premolar. Anterior view.Specimen 31349-19 - Lower m3 molar. Lingual view.