TABLE 4. Descriptive statistics for total length (L) and selected ratios from the m1s of Microtus paroperarius from selected Irvingtonian faunas. Abbreviations: A, length of anteroconid complex; B, width of opening between triangles 5 and 6; C, width of opening between triangles 4 and 5; W, distance between triangles 4 and 5. Data for Sunbrite, Conard Fissure, and Cumberland Cave from
Van der Meulen (1978); for Trout Cave #2 from
Pfaff (1990); for Hall Ash Pit from
Eshelman and Hager (1984)..
Local Fauna
N
X
SE
sd
Range
parameter
Fiene
14
2.81
0.04
0.14
2.50-3.01
L
Hall Ash Pit
9
2.8
2.63-2.97
Sunbrite
46
2.79
0.02
0.14
2.41-3.10
Conard Fissure
5
2.73
0.08
0.17
2.61-3.01
Trout Cave #2
17
2.89
0.06
0.25
2.51-3.39
Cumberland Cave
60
2.74
0.03
0.19
2.39-3.21
Fiene
14
48.25
0.66
2.45
43.7-52.5
A/L
Sunbrite
46
48.2
0.28
1.92
43-52
Conard Fissure
5
48
0.71
1.58
46-50
Trout Cave #2
17
49.2
0.5
2
45.5-52.2
Cumberland Cave
60
48.5
0.23
1.76
45-54
Fiene
13
16.49
0.93
3.36
11.2-21.4
B/W
Sunbrite
51
17.5
1.02
7.29
<5-35
Conard Fissure
3
17.3
1.45
2.52
15-20
Trout Cave #2
17
16.1
1.4
5.7
5.9-25.2
Cumberland Cave
66
19.2
0.83
6.73
<5-36
Fiene
14
2.02
0.51
1.91
0-7.5
C/W
Sunbrite
54
<5
<5
Conard Fissure
3
<5
<5
Trout Cave #2
17
2.5
0.5
2
0-5.8
Cumberland Cave
74
<5
<5-13