Table 1.
Comparisons of Schansitherium tafeli with Samotherium boissieri.
Table 2.
Measurements of Schansitherium and Samotherium.
Fig 1.
Schansitherium tafeli skull HMV 1740.
(A) Right lateral aspect. (B) Occipital view. (C) The ventral braincase. (D) Palatal view of dentition (right M3 is abnormal). (E) Dorsal view. (F) Close view of occiput. Scale 50mm.
Fig 2.
Schansitherium tafeli skull HMV 0945.
(A) Left lateral aspect. (B) Ventral view. Scale 50mm.
Fig 3.
(A) HMV 1943 left lateral aspect. (B) HMN 1934 left lateral view. Scales 50mm.
Fig 4.
(A) HMV 1931 left lateral aspect. (B) Dorsal view. Scale 50mm.
Fig 5.
(A) HMV 1321. Ossicone detail; right side lateral aspect. Scale 50mm.
Fig 6.
(A) The two ossicones of HMV 1321 lateral aspect. (B) Medial aspect of HMV 1934. (C) Medial aspect of HMV 0945. (D) Apex of HMV 1932 medial aspect. (E) HMV 1934 apex. (F) Anterior ossicone of HMV 1932. (G) Medial aspect of ossicone HMV 1932.
Fig 7.
(A) HMV 1740 medial aspect of anterior ossicone. (B) HMV 1740 close aspect of same specimen as Fig 7A showing layering. (C) HMV 1931 lateral aspect of orbit and ossicones. (D) HMV 1931 close image of 1931 showing layering. Scale 50mm.
Fig 8.
Schansitherium tafeli skull HMV 0945.
(A) Basicranium. (B) Palate view. Scale 50mm.
Fig 9.
(A) Premaxilla HMV 1416, Schansitherium tafeli from Gansu. (B) Premaxilla Samotherium boissieri from Samos NHMUK 1415. (C) Schansitherium tafeli HMV 1931 left ossicone. Scale 50mm.
Fig 10.
Comparison of cervical vertebrae.
(A) Dorsal view of the third cervical vertebra of Schansitherium tafeli HMV 1988 from Gansu. (B) Dorsal view of third vertebra of Samotherium boissieri NHMUK 4250 from Samos. Scale 50mm.
Fig 11.
Comparison of cervical vertebrae.
(A) Lateral view of the third cervical vertebra of Schansitherium tafeli HMV 1988 from Gansu. (B) Lateral view of third vertebra of Samotherium boissieri NHMUK 4250. Scale 50mm.
Table 3.
Evaluation of cervical elongation.
Fig 12.
(A) Ventral view of right metacarpal HMV 1951. (B) Ventral view of right metatarsal HMV 1986. Scale 50mm.
Fig 13.
(A) IVPP V20167 base of left ossicone. (B) Lateral aspect of skull IVPP V20271. (C) Ventral view of skull IVPP V20271. Scale 50mm.
Fig 14.
(A) IVPP V20271 ossicone close-up. Red line points to para-apex. (B) Another view of IVPP V20271 ossicone. Scale 50mm.
Fig 15.
(A) Occipital aspect of skull HMV IVPP V20271. (B) Dorsal view of skull. Scale 50mm.
Fig 16.
(A) Ventral aspect of braincase HMV IVPP V20271. (B) Anterior aspect of skull. (C) Upper dentition. Scale 50mm.
Fig 17.
Samotherium boissieri metapodials from Samos.
(A) Right metacarpal AMNH 15867. (B) Left metatarsal AMNH 15867. Scale 50mm.