Table 4 in Subfossil rodents and tenrecs of Children's Cave, Madagascar

Table 4. Comparative measurements of the mandible of modern and Children’s Cave subfossil species of Microgale in millimetres. Range: minimum and maximum values, mean = average value, N = number of specimens measured. MH: mandible height; ARL: ascending ramus length.
SpeciesMHARLMicrogale cowani ModernN = 126N = 123Range4.4–5.44.7–5.7Mean4.835.11Microgale cowani Children’s CaveN = 106N = 106Range4.25–5.314.43–5.48Mean4.864.99Microgale pusilla ModernN = 15N = 14Range3.6–4.03.1–3.7Mean3.763.53Microgale pusilla Children’s CaveN = 35N = 35Range3.36–4.123.19–4.22Mean3.823.65Nesogale dobsoni ModernN = 61N = 61Range7.0–8.56.7–8.3Mean7.737.42Nesogale dobsoni Children’s CaveN = 11N = 11Range6.8–8.06.5–8.1Mean7.627.24Nesogale talazaci ModernN = 72N = 72Range8.5–9.68.2–10.3Mean9.29.36Oryzorictes tetradactylus ModernN = 18N = 18Range5.5–6.86.6–7.9Mean6.17.46Oryzorictes tetradactylus Children’s CaveN = 46N = 47Range5.5–6.86.6–8.2Mean6.157.33Oryzorictes hova ModernN = 20N = 20Range6.1–7.67.3–9.1Mean6.928.12