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Gelasimus dampieri Handedness

Summary

Expected handedness for Gelasimus dampieri is 95% or more right-handed

Observed handedness (based on raw totals across all data sets) is 94.41% right-handed, 5.59% left-handed

The following figure displays the left and right counts for each individual data set.

handedness data for Gelasimus dampieri

Data

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ReferenceRight CountLeft CountRight %Left %Notes
Jones & George (1982)7240.9500.050Right/left counts derived from reported totals and proportions
Rosenberg (2000)201.0000.000
Barnwell (1982)2630.8970.103
Barnwell (1982)3210.9700.030
Barnwell (1982)101.0000.000
Yamaguchi (1994)201.0000.000