Femur Measurements of Parabos tigneresi Fossil from Camp dels Ninots

11.7 KB of femur measurements in millimeters for the extinct bovid Parabos tigneresi, excavated from the Camp dels Ninots site. The dataset, created by Leonardo Sorbelli and last updated in June 2026, includes estimated values marked in italics. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Conducting morphometric analysis based on femur length and width measurements.
• Estimating body size and mass of Parabos tigneresi based on bone dimensions.
• Comparing skeletal proportions with related species based on the provided measurements.
• Reconstructing the paleobiology of the Camp dels Ninots fauna based on limb bone data.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (11.7 KB), ensuring quick download and easy inspection.
• Explicitly distinguishes between direct and estimated measurements, as noted in the description.
• Shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Leonardo Sorbelli via figshare

Collection Method

Likely direct measurement of fossil specimens.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 17:24:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Camp dels Ninots fossil site