Table 1 Length measurements and ratios of different sauropod taxa, with specimen number indicated.

From: High browsing skeletal adaptations in Spinophorosaurus reveal an evolutionary innovation in sauropod dinosaurs

Taxa

Sc Length

H Length

F Length

F/H Ratio

Sacrum Angle

Spinophorosaurus nigerensis GCP-CV-4229

1243

1014*

1215

1.20

20.1

Shunosaurus lii ZDM T5402

902

670

1200

1.79

14.7

Mamenchisaurus youngi ZDM0083

1190

825

1160

1.40

15.8

Omeisaurus tianfuensis ZDM T5704

1330

1040

1280

1.23

18.5

Jobaria tiguidensis MNN TIG4

?

1040*

1800

1.73

15.0

Dicraeosaurus hansemanni MB.R.4886

?

620 *

1220

1.96*

11.0

Diplodocus carnegii. CM94

1240

?

1542

?

16.0

Apatosaurus louisae CM3018

1640

1150

1785

1.55

15.5

Brontosaurus excelsus YPM 1980

?

1114

1910

1,72

15.0

Tehuelchesaurus benitezii MPEF-PV-1125

1801

1183

1550

1.31

20?

Camarasaurus grandis YPM 1901

1.155

856

1172

1.37

17.5

Brachiosaurus altithorax FMNH P25107

?

2042

2025

0.99

28.8

Giraffatitan brancai MB.R 2181 (formerly SII)

1930

2130

1990*

0.93

25.0

Dreadnoughtus schrani MPM PV 1156

1772

1600

1910

1,19

21.1

Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynski ZPAL MgD1/48

1180

1000

1395

1,39

14.1

Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis

?

*770

1130

1,46*

3.7

Melanorosaurus readi NM QR1551

489

450

638

1,41

1.0

Lufengosaurus huenei IVPP 15

?

335

560

1.67

5.4

Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis LFGT-ZLJ0113

?

470

850

1.80

1.5

Yunnanosaurus huangi IVPP V20

305

231

435

1,88

2.1

  1. Asterisk (*) indicates estimated measurements scaled from other specimens of the same species (see Supplementary Material). The sacrum angle and F/H ratio are plotted in the XY graphic on Fig. 2B. All lengths in mm. Angles in degrees. Sc = scapula, H = humerus, F = femur.