Table 1 (A) Chronological record of the Hoplitomeryx species, and summary of body mass, hypsodonty and dental mesowear, and (B) results of the discriminant analysis (and predicted group) according to the mesowear features.

From: Disentangling adaptive evolutionary radiations and the role of diet in promoting diversification on islands

Species

Zone

A

B

BM

HYP

Mesowear

Discriminant Analysis

N

kg

N

HI

N

pS

pR

pB

pH

pL

MS

1st PG

p

D2

2nd PG

D2

Hoplitomeryx sp. 1

2, 3, 4

7

10.5

2

0.813

9

80

20

0

100

0

0.2

B

0.945

0.114

MF

5.752

Hoplitomeryx sp. 2

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

34

20.7

13

0.832

48

91.02

8.98

0

97.7

2.3

0.153

B

0.674

0.789

MF

8.691

Hoplitomeryx sp. 3

1, 2, 4

7

30.1

3

0.703

12

100

0

0

100

0

0

B

0.373

1.971

MF

12.021

Hoplitomeryx sp. 4

1, 2, 4, 5

15

48.2

5

0.701

18

86.2

17.8

0

100

0

0.137

B

0.903

0.205

MF

6.329

  1. Abbreviations: body mass (BM); number of specimens measured (N); kilograms (kg); hypsodonty (HYP); hypsodonty index (HI); percentage of specimens with sharp (pS), rounded (pR) and blunt (pB) cusps; percentage of specimens with high (pH) and low (pL) occlusal relief; mesowear score (MS); predicted group (PG); Squared Mahalanobis distance (D2); browsers (B); and mixed feeders (MF). See Table S2 and S3 for further details on the discriminant analysis.
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