Table 2 Abundance and volume of melanosomes in extant Xenopus, Kaloula and Osteopilus
From: Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates
| Â | Area (cm2) | Volume of melanosomes in extant frog tissues (cm3) | Theoretical volume of melanosomes (cm3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taxon | Total body silhouette | Torso silhouette | Lung | Liver | Spleen | Total | Total body silhouette | Torso silhouette |
Xenopus | 50.425 | 20.235 | 0.0322 | 1.6705 | 0.0008 | 1.7035 | 0.126 | 0.05 |
Kaloula | 15.201 | 11.215 | 0.005 | 0.35 | 0.0002 | 0.3552 | 0.038 | 0.028 |
Osteopilus | 11.302 | 3.779 | 0.0001 | 0.0104 | 0.0002 | 0.0116 | 0.028 | 0.009 |
