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Table 1 Caudal vertebra and chevron measurements of MPC-D 100/1002 and MPC-D 100/1127 -- “???” indicates measurements that were obscured and could not be reliably measured

From: A possible instance of sexual dimorphism in the tails of two oviraptorosaur dinosaurs

MPC-D 100/1002
	1st caudal	2nd caudal	3rd caudal	4th caudal	5th caudal	6th caudal
Centrum length across dorsal surface	16 mm	18 mm	18 mm	18 mm	17 mm	17 mm
Anterior centrum height	16 mm	15 mm	???	11 mm	???	???
Neural spine height above centrum	19 mm	18 mm	17 mm	???	???	???
Caudal rib lateral width	30 mm	29 mm	33 mm	31 mm	31 mm	31 mm

	1st chevron	2nd chevron	3rd chevron	4th chevron
Caudal articulation	2nd,3rd	3rd,4th	4th,5th	5th,6th
Dorsoventral depth	51 mm	60 mm	51 mm	50 mm
Ventral-tip anteroposterior length	10 mm	11 mm	13 mm	15 mm

MPC-D 100/1127
	1st caudal	2nd caudal	3rd caudal	4th caudal	5th caudal	6th caudal
Centrum length across dorsal surface	15 mm	18 mm	18 mm	18 mm	17 mm	17 mm
Anterior centrum height	15 mm	14 mm	11 mm	???	???	???
Neural spine height above centrum	19 mm	18 mm	16 mm	15 mm	13 mm	12 mm
Caudal rib lateral width	23 mm	21 mm	27 mm	24 mm	24 mm	22 mm

	1st chevron	2nd chevron	3rd chevron	4th chevron
Caudal articulation	2nd,3rd	3rd,4th	4th,5th	5th,6th
Dorsoventral depth	45 mm	52 mm	43 mm	39 mm
Ventral-tip anteroposterior length	4 mm	7 mm	7 mm	6 mm

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