dino_comparisons {MASSTIMATE}

Reconstruction body masses and associated limb circumference data from Campione & Evans (2020)

Description

Metadata combining volumetric-density reconstruction mass estimates with their associated limb circumference measurements.

Usage

data("dino_comparisons")

Format

A data frame with 447 observations on the following 8 variables.

Clade

a character vector specifying the clade to which the Taxon belongs.

Taxon

a character vector specifying the genus or species name.

Recon.Method

a character vector specifying the reconstruction method used to generate Recon.BM.

Recon.BM

a numeric vector of the reconstruction body mass, in g.

Gait

a character vector specifying whether the Taxon is bipedal or quadrupedal.

HCFC

a numeric vector of the combined humeral and femoral circumferences, in mm (if Gait = "quad").

HC

a numeric vector of the humeral circumferences, in mm (if Gait = "quad").

FC

a numeric vector of the femoral circumferences, in mm.

Source

Campione, N. E. and Evans, D. C. (2020) The accuracy and precisions of body mass estimation in non-avian dinosaurs. Biological Reviews.