FOSSIL BODY SIZE ESTIMATES.

<p>Body size estimates for fossil varanids (<i>Saniwa ensidens</i>, <i>Varanus amnhophilis</i>, and two specimens of <i>Varanus priscus</i>). Estimates derived from comparisons with the data presented in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0041767#pone-0041767-t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>, as described in the text. Headings/abbreviations: taxon, fossil taxon whose size is predicted; comparisons, taxon group used for making the length estimation; meas., measured element; L, observed length of the measured element in mm; PCL est., estimated precaudal length of the fossil taxon; ±, the difference between the estimated PCL length and the maximum or minimum length falling within a 95 percent confidence interval; BCL, lateral braincase length (see text); DVL, dorsal vertebra length (see text), <i>V.</i>, <i>Varanus</i>; <i>Vko</i>, <i>Varanus komodoensis</i>; <i>Vgo</i>, <i>Varanus gouldii</i>. Underlined measurements indicate those which were deemed most pertinent based on taxonomic comparisons and phylogenetic placement (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0041767#pone-0041767-g005" target="_blank">Fig. 5</a>) and illustrated in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0041767#pone-0041767-g006" target="_blank">Figure 6</a>.