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Table 2 Jaw length coefficient of variation (CV). Standard deviation expressed as a percentage of mean jaw length among specimens with all cheek teeth erupted; sample size (n) indicated in parentheses. Afrotherians are shown in bold.

From: Dental eruption in afrotherian mammals

Taxon (n)

CV jaw length

Amblysomus hottentotus (9)

4.49

Chrysochloris asiatica (6)

2.42

Chrysospalax trevelyani (9)

2.08

Eremitalpa granti (12)

2.42

Elephantulus rozeti (8)

2.99

Rhynchocyon sp . (10)

2.93

Oryzorictes tetradactylus (5)

3.80

Potamogale velox (11)

4.29

Setifer setosus (10)

9.80

Tenrec ecaudatus (24)

17.16

7.19 (4 females)

12.77 (7 males)

Procavia capensis (12)

9.26

Symphalangus syndactylus (7)

4.03

Hylobates sp. (6)

7.21

Saimiri sp. (10)

5.50

Otolemur crassicaudatus (14)

5.30

Perodicticus potto (7)

4.67

Lemur catta (9)

3.15

Eulemur fulvus (8)

4.42

Tupaia javanica (10)

2.25

Echinosorex gymnura (13)

7.23

Erinaceus sp. (12)

4.73

Otocyon megalotis (10)

4.47

Didelphis marsupialis (9)

11.02