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

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)