The emissary foramina

Their value in platyrrhine systematics

Bibliographic Data

ID8318565
AuthorsGlenn C Conroy (Brown University, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume57
Issue1
Pages7-12
Publication date1982-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330570103
OpenAlexW2141309782
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

A discriminant analysis was performed on 226 ceboid skulls using data on emissary foramina size and shape. The purposes of the study are to 1) measure the success with which these discriminating variables can distinguish among platyrrhine genera and 2) derive a set of classification functions which will permit the classification of new cases with unknown group membership (i.e., fossil skulls). This technique is able to correctly classify 80% of the 226 ceboid skulls. Support is given to the allocation of Chiropotes, Cacajao , and Pithecia into one morphologically unified subfamily, Pitheciinae. Alouatta, Ateles , and Lagothrix also share many similarities in emissary foramina size and shape and their inclusion into one subfamily, Atelinae, is probably warranted. The distinctiveness of Cebus in these same morphological features is apparent. Possibilities for extending this procedure to study fossil lineages in platyrrhines are discussed

Biology · Subfamily · Systematics · Taxonomy (biology) · Zoology · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology

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