8.8 12.4 17.2 19.3 12.1 6.3 4.5 3.8 4.1 3.2 2.0 11.2 9.7
7.4 10.8 15.6 17.8 10.8 5.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 2.7 1.6 9.6 8.5
7.4 9.3 14.1 15.8 10.9 5.4 3.7 3.2 3.5 2.7 1.6 8.4 7.4
6.9 9.5 13.6 15.6 10.0 4.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 2.5 1.6 9.0 7.6
7.0 10.0 13.8 15.4 10.1 4.9 3.6 3.2 3.3 2.3 1.4 8.1 7.3
7.1 *10.8 14.5 15.6 10.0 5.0 3.5 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.4 8.6 7.5
6.6 *9.3 13.6 15.2 9.7 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.5 2.7 1.5 8.1 7.2
7.0 9.8 13.9 15.5 10.1 5.0 3.6 3.3 3.4 2.5 1.5 8.4 7.4
muricus
8.0 11.3 *16.0 17.5 5.7 4.0 3.6 3.7 2.8 1.6 11.2 8.8
7.2 11.0 17.4 11.3 5.6 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 1.6 8.7
7.7 11.1 15.9 17.5 10.8 5.6 4.2 3.5 3.6 2.8 1.8 9.6 8.4
7.2 10.6 15.1 17.1 10.7 5.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.7 1.5 9.8 8.0
7.7 11.2 16.2 18.3 10.8 5.7 4.3 3.6 3.9 2.9 1.6 8.5
7.6 11.0 15.8 17.6 10.9 5.6 4.2 3.6 3.7 2.8 1.6 10.2 8.5
6.7 10.0 14.9 16.0 10.9 5.3 3.6 3.2 3.3 2.7 1.7 8.8 7.2
6.5 9.2 14.0 15.6 10.1 5.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.4 8.3 7.2
7.4 9.7 14.3 16.5 10.2 4.7 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.7 1.5 9.1 7.8
7.3 10.8 15.2 17.1 10.0 5.3 3.6 3.1 3.4 2.6 1.5 8.2
6.3 9.5 13.9 15.8 10.0 5.0 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.4 1.3 8.8 7.2
6.9 9.5 14.1 15.5 10.5 5.1 3.6 3.2 3.3 2.6 1.4 8.9 7.5
6.9 9.8 14.4 16.1 10.3 5.1 3.6 3.1 3.3 2.6 1.5 8.8 7.5
TABLE OF CRANIAL MEASUREMENTS--_Concluded_
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Key:
A Basilar length (of Hensel)
B Length of tooth rows
C Breadth of rostrum
Catalog Sex and
Collection Number age Locality A B C
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Mustela erminea
A. M. N. H. 12432 [F] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 35.1 12.7 10.4
A. M. N. H. 12433 [F] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 12.6 9.9
A. M. N. H. 12435 [F] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark *32.5 12.4 10.0
A. M. N. H. 11766 [F] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 34.5 12.3 10.7
av 34.0 12.5 10.3
A. M. N. H. 12437 [M] sad. Conard Fissure, Ark 39.2 14.5 11.7
A. M. N. H. 12441 [M] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 38.5 13.9 11.3
A. M. N. H. 12436 [M] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 13.5 11.7
A. M. N. H. 12444 [M] ad. Conard Fissure, Ark 14.3 11.6
A. M. N. H. 11769 [M] sad. Conard Fissure, Ark
A. M. N. H. 12438 [M] yg. Conard Fissure, Ark 36.6 13.5 12.2
av 38.1 13.9 11.7
Mustela rixosa
average} {29.5 10.1 9.1
maximum} [M] ad. 6 Point Barrow {30.1 10.6 9.9
minimum} {27.6 9.3 8.6
average} {27.8 9.3 8.3
maximum} [F] ad. and sad. 4 Point Barrow {28.5 9.5 8.5
minimum} {27.0 9.0 7.9
Mustela rixosa
average} {29.5 10.1 8.2
maximum} [M] ad. 2, and Shaunavon {30.4 10.5 9.0
minimum} sad. 4 {28.4 9.6 7.4
average} {26.1 8.9 7.2
maximum} [F] ad. 3, and Regina and Shaunavon {27.0 9.2 7.5
minimum} sad. 1 {24.7 8.5 6.9
Mustela rixosa
Swenk, Mr. 5 [M] ad. 1 mi. E Inland 11.6 8.8
Swenk, Mr. 8 [M] ad. Inland 30.7 10.5 8.2
Swenk, Mr. 10 [F] ad. Inland 28.0 9.8 7.6
U. S. N. M. 171490 [F] ad. Type 28.8 7.7
Mustela rixosa
U. S. N. M. 249285 [M] sad. Finleyville, Pa 29.7 10.2
U. S. N. M. 203173 [M] sad. Waynesburg, Pa 28.6 9.5 7.7
U. S. N. M. 206340 [M] ad. Huttonsville, W. Va 28.5 9.9 8.5
C. M. 7543 [F] ad. Pymatuning Swamp 28.0 9.2 8.1
A. N. S. P. 11279 [F] ad. Beallville, Pa 28.0 9.5 7.5
U. S. N. M. 245843 [F] ad. near Marshall, N. C 27.5 9.4 7.3
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D Interorbital breadth
E Orbitonasal length
F Mastoid breadth
G Zygomatic breadth
H Length }
J Breadth }Tympanic Bulla
K Depth }
L Length m1
M Lateral }
N Medial }P4
P Breadth }M1
Q Length }
R Depth of Skull at Ant. margin of basioccipital
S Depth of Skull at posterior borders of Msl
|-Tympanic Bulla-| |----P4---| |----M1---|
D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S
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angustidens
8.1 12.1 18.7 12.1 6.2 4.5 4.4 3.3 1.65 11.0 9.6
8.3 11.4 4.2 4.5 3.4 1.5 9.9
*7.5 12.2 17.1 *19.0 11.4 5.8 3.8 4.0 2.9 1.4 8.6
8.4 11.8 18.2 12.5 6.6 4.1 4.3 3.2 1.5 10.0 9.5
8.1 11.9 18.0 12.0 6.2 4.2 4.3 3.2 1.5 10.5 9.4
9.6 13.6 20.4 13.0 6.7 4.6 4.9 3.8 2.1 13.2 11.0
9.1 13.0 20.0 13.5 6.9 4.7 4.9 3.6 1.5 12.1 10.7
8.9 13.5 4.0 4.3 3.2 1.6 10.4
9.2 13.8 4.7 4.6 3.2 1.8 10.8
4.5 4.9 3.9 1.9
9.3 12.8 13.0 6.6 4.4 4.6 3.5 1.7 13.7 10.9
9.2 13.3 20.2 13.2 6.7 4.5 4.7 3.5 1.8 13.0 10.8
eskimo
7.4 10.1 15.6 17.8 11.3 5.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.7 1.4 9.5 8.4
7.8 10.6 16.3 18.0 11.9 5.8 4.2 3.9 3.9 2.9 1.6 10.0 8.7
7.1 9.3 14.5 17.0 10.1 5.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.1 8.5 7.7
6.9 9.6 14.1 15.7 10.5 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.5 1.2 9.5 7.7
7.2 9.7 15.0 16.5 11.1 5.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.6 1.3 10.0 8.0
7.0 9.5 13.6 15.0 10.2 4.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.1 9.2 7.4
rixosa
6.6 9.9 15.1 16.4 11.0 5.2 3.7 3.3 3.6 2.6 1.4 10.0 8.4
6.9 10.5 16.1 17.1 11.5 5.5 3.9 3.5 3.8 2.7 1.5 10.4 8.8
6.3 9.2 14.0 15.2 10.7 5.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.3 9.4 8.0
5.5 8.9 13.1 14.1 9.7 4.9 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.3 1.2 8.6 7.1
5.9 9.5 13.6 14.6 10.0 5.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.3 9.0 7.2
5.2 8.3 12.3 13.7 9.5 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.3 1.1 8.2 7.0
campestris
7.6 11.1 16.1 18.0 4.1 3.6 3.8 2.7 1.6 11.5 9.7
7.0 10.5 15.9 17.9 10.9 5.7 3.8 3.4 3.5 2.6 1.5 8.6
5.8 9.4 14.2 10.3 5.4 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.5 1.5 9.3 7.8
6.1 9.1 14.1 15.0 10.2 5.1 1.6 3.8 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.5 9.3 7.7
allegheniensis
10.1 15.0 16.5 10.5 5.2 4.1 3.4 3.7 2.7 1.5 9.6 8.1
6.7 9.5 14.7 16.1 10.5 5.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.5 1.3 10.2 8.0
7.1 10.3 15.1 16.7 10.2 5.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.4 1.3 10.5 8.4
9.5 13.6 10.0 5.2 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.4 1.3
6.2 9.7 13.5 14.6 10.0 5.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 2.6 1.4 8.7 7.8
6.4 9.4 15.0 9.3 5.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.3 7.7
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(Abbreviations used for names of collections in the table of
measurements of Mustela)
A. M. N. H. American Museum of Natural History
A. N. S. P. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Baylor U. Baylor University
B. M. British Museum of Natural History
B. S. N. Boston Society of Natural History
B. Z. M. Berlin Zoological Museum
C. A. C. California Academy of Sciences
C. M. Carnegie Museum
C. R. C. M. Charles R. Conner Museum, Washington State College
C. Z. M. University Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cornell Cornell University
Cowan Ian McTaggart-Cowan, private collection
Dickey Donald R. Dickey (deceased), private collection
E. R. W. Edward R. Warren, private collection
F. M. N. H. Field Museum of Natural History
F. S. M. Florida State Museum
Kans. U. University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History
M. C. Z. Museum of Comparative Zoölogy
M. P. H. N. Musée Polonais d'Histoire Naturelle (Warsaw, Poland)
M. V. Z. Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy, University of California
M. Z. Museum of Zoölogy, University of Michigan
N. H. R. S. Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum
N. M. C. National Museum of Canada
S. D. M. San Diego Society of Natural History
Snyder W. E. Snyder, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Stan. U. Leland Stanford Junior University
Stephens Frank Stephens, private collection
Swenk, Mr. Myron H. Swenk, private collection
U. O. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
U. S. N. M. United States National Museum
Walker Alex Walker, private collection
Wisc. U. University of Wisconsin
* Approximate
** Average of 14
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