Paleoindian Clovis points are a well-studied type whose size and shape at first use are reasonably documented. Yet Clovis points probably suffered damage and experienced reduction in use. Points are divisible into modules, which may have undergone different degrees of reduction, generating allometry—changing shape with changing size—distinct from original size and shape. Recognizing allometry improves typological assignment, measures curation and gauges prehistoric behavior against theoretical models. Bivariate and multivariate tests of linear dimensions of stem and blade modules in a sample of western North American Clovis points document clear allometric patterns, blades exhibiting more positive allometry than stems. Allometry was not an original design element of points but emerges as an integral character of their use-histories that requires control before attempting other inferences.

Paleoindian Clovis 点是一种经过充分研究的类型，其首次使用时的大小和形状已被合理记录。然而，克洛维斯点可能遭受了损坏并减少了使用量。点可以分成模块，这些模块可能经历了不同程度的减少，产生异速生长——随着大小的变化而改变形状——与原始大小和形状不同。识别异速生长可以改善类型分配，衡量策展并根据理论模型衡量史前行为。在北美西部克洛维斯点样本中茎和叶片模块的线性尺寸的双变量和多变量测试记录了清晰的异速生长模式，叶片比茎表现出更多的正异速生长。