Background Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies,
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …

Estimating body mass and locomotor habits of fossil rodents is challenging for taxa without
available postcranial material. Although equations exist to estimate body mass from dental …

Allometric scaling relationships are often used to estimate the body mass (BM) of extinct
mammalian taxa. For proboscideans, shoulder height or limb bone dimensions have …

Body mass (BM) is a fundamental variable for many paleobiological investigations that is
challenging to accurately infer for species that lack living representatives and/or close …

Reconstructing the body mass of a fossil animal is an essential step toward understanding
its palaeoecological role. Length× width (L× W) of the first lower molar (m1) is frequently …

Previously developed regression formulae for estimating body mass in dogs and wolves
based on cranial and mandibular dimensions are evaluated using modern canid specimens …

Accurate estimates of body mass in fossil taxa are fundamental to paleobiological
reconstruction. Predictive equations derived from correlation with craniodental and body …

Body mass estimates are integral to a wide range of inferences in paleoanthropology. Most
techniques employ postcranial elements, but predictive equations based on cranial …

Estimating body mass/size/weight remains a crucial precursor to the evaluation of relative
brain size and to achieving an understanding of brain evolution in fossil species. Despite the …

Several extinct chinchilloid rodents in the clades Dinomyidae and Neoepiblemidae grew to
sizes much larger than any living rodent species. However, the exact size of these rodents is …