Monte L Mccrossin
Biographic Data
| ID | 84830 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monte L Mccrossin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monte L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccrossin |
| SIGNATURE | MCCROSSIN M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Systematics of early and middle Miocene Old World monkeys
Ancestral loss of the maxillary sinus in Old World monkeys and independent acquisition in Macaca
Cercopithecoid monkeys are unique among primates in that all species (except macaques) lack a maxillary sinus, an unusual condition among eutherian mammals. Although this uncommon distribution of cranial pneumatization was noted previously, the phylogenetic ramifications have not been investigated fully. Recently, character state optimization analysis of computed tomography (CT) data from extant Old World monkeys suggested that the loss of the si…
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
Miocene Hominoids and Hominid Origins
Recent discoveries have greatly clarified the family tree relationships of Miocene apes to modern apes and humans. Contrary to most previous interpretations, new fossil evidence indicates that well-known middle-late Miocene large-bodied apes such as Kenyapithecus, Sivapithecus, and Dryopithecus branched off before the ancestor that gave rise to all living hominoids; therefore, these extinct genera are not members of the great ape and human groupi…
Facial anatomy of Victoriapithecus and its relevance to the ancestral cranial morphology of old world monkeys and apes
Recently discovered Craniofacial fossils of the middle Miocene cercopithecoid Victoriapithecus are described. The frontal, zygomatic, maxilla, and premaxilla anatomy differ from the previously proposed colobine‐like ancestral cercopithecoid morphotype in several significant respects. This morphotype was based on the assumption that features held in common by subordinate hominoid and cercopithecoid morphotypes (Colobinae and Hylobatidae) are primi…
An oreopithecid proximal humerus from the middle miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
Human molars from later Pleistocene deposits of Witkrans Cave, Gaap Escarpment, Kalahari Margin
New species of bushbaby from the middle Miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
A mandible recovered from ca. 15 million year old deposits of Maboko Island, Kenya, represents the first bushbaby known from the middle Miocene. The specimen is from a new species of Komba , a genus previously known from early Miocene occurrences in western Kenya and northeastern Uganda. Komba is revised, with emended diagnoses proposed for the genus, type‐species, and referred species. Komba sp. nov. is distinguished by its larger size and diffe…
Comparative assessment of the ischial morphology of Victoriapithecus macinnesi
An almost complete primate ischium was recovered from middle Miocene (ca. 15 ma) deposits of Maboko Island (Kenya) in 1987. The specimen shows numerous similarities to the ischial morphology of extant cercopithecids and is attributed to Victoriapithecus macinnesi (Von Koenigswald, 1969), the early Old World monkey best known from Maboko Island. The Victoriapithecus ischium provides the first evidence of early Old World monkey pelvic girdle anatom…
Ancestral loss of the maxillary sinus in Old World monkeys and independent acquisition in Macaca
Cercopithecoid monkeys are unique among primates in that all species (except macaques) lack a maxillary sinus, an unusual condition among eutherian mammals. Although this uncommon distribution of cranial pneumatization was noted previously, the phylogenetic ramifications have not been investigated fully. Recently, character state optimization analysis of computed tomography (CT) data from extant Old World monkeys suggested that the loss of the si…
Facial anatomy of Victoriapithecus and its relevance to the ancestral cranial morphology of old world monkeys and apes
Recently discovered Craniofacial fossils of the middle Miocene cercopithecoid Victoriapithecus are described. The frontal, zygomatic, maxilla, and premaxilla anatomy differ from the previously proposed colobine‐like ancestral cercopithecoid morphotype in several significant respects. This morphotype was based on the assumption that features held in common by subordinate hominoid and cercopithecoid morphotypes (Colobinae and Hylobatidae) are primi…
Comparative assessment of the ischial morphology of Victoriapithecus macinnesi
An almost complete primate ischium was recovered from middle Miocene (ca. 15 ma) deposits of Maboko Island (Kenya) in 1987. The specimen shows numerous similarities to the ischial morphology of extant cercopithecids and is attributed to Victoriapithecus macinnesi (Von Koenigswald, 1969), the early Old World monkey best known from Maboko Island. The Victoriapithecus ischium provides the first evidence of early Old World monkey pelvic girdle anatom…
Systematics of early and middle Miocene Old World monkeys
Human molars from later Pleistocene deposits of Witkrans Cave, Gaap Escarpment, Kalahari Margin
New species of bushbaby from the middle Miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
A mandible recovered from ca. 15 million year old deposits of Maboko Island, Kenya, represents the first bushbaby known from the middle Miocene. The specimen is from a new species of Komba , a genus previously known from early Miocene occurrences in western Kenya and northeastern Uganda. Komba is revised, with emended diagnoses proposed for the genus, type‐species, and referred species. Komba sp. nov. is distinguished by its larger size and diffe…
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
An oreopithecid proximal humerus from the middle miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
An oreopithecid proximal humerus from the middle miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
Human molars from later Pleistocene deposits of Witkrans Cave, Gaap Escarpment, Kalahari Margin
New species of bushbaby from the middle Miocene of Maboko Island, Kenya
A mandible recovered from ca. 15 million year old deposits of Maboko Island, Kenya, represents the first bushbaby known from the middle Miocene. The specimen is from a new species of Komba , a genus previously known from early Miocene occurrences in western Kenya and northeastern Uganda. Komba is revised, with emended diagnoses proposed for the genus, type‐species, and referred species. Komba sp. nov. is distinguished by its larger size and diffe…
Comparative assessment of the ischial morphology of Victoriapithecus macinnesi
An almost complete primate ischium was recovered from middle Miocene (ca. 15 ma) deposits of Maboko Island (Kenya) in 1987. The specimen shows numerous similarities to the ischial morphology of extant cercopithecids and is attributed to Victoriapithecus macinnesi (Von Koenigswald, 1969), the early Old World monkey best known from Maboko Island. The Victoriapithecus ischium provides the first evidence of early Old World monkey pelvic girdle anatom…
Facial anatomy of Victoriapithecus and its relevance to the ancestral cranial morphology of old world monkeys and apes
Recently discovered Craniofacial fossils of the middle Miocene cercopithecoid Victoriapithecus are described. The frontal, zygomatic, maxilla, and premaxilla anatomy differ from the previously proposed colobine‐like ancestral cercopithecoid morphotype in several significant respects. This morphotype was based on the assumption that features held in common by subordinate hominoid and cercopithecoid morphotypes (Colobinae and Hylobatidae) are primi…
Miocene Hominoids and Hominid Origins
Recent discoveries have greatly clarified the family tree relationships of Miocene apes to modern apes and humans. Contrary to most previous interpretations, new fossil evidence indicates that well-known middle-late Miocene large-bodied apes such as Kenyapithecus, Sivapithecus, and Dryopithecus branched off before the ancestor that gave rise to all living hominoids; therefore, these extinct genera are not members of the great ape and human groupi…
Ancestral loss of the maxillary sinus in Old World monkeys and independent acquisition in Macaca
Cercopithecoid monkeys are unique among primates in that all species (except macaques) lack a maxillary sinus, an unusual condition among eutherian mammals. Although this uncommon distribution of cranial pneumatization was noted previously, the phylogenetic ramifications have not been investigated fully. Recently, character state optimization analysis of computed tomography (CT) data from extant Old World monkeys suggested that the loss of the si…
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
Systematics of early and middle Miocene Old World monkeys
Paleontology (9 works) · Biology (7 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 works) · Paleontology (7 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 works) · Evolutionary biology (5 works) · Zoology (5 works) · Anatomy (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Anatomy (3 works)