Cercopithecine models as a contextual framework for human evolution

Russell Hill, Sarah Elton, Robin Dunbar, Andrea Cardini, Mandy Korstjens, Erik Willems, Anna-Ulla Jansson, 2007. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000300. How to cite using this DOI

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The data published here comprise 13 of the most commonly used linear measurements of the cranium (Table 1), taken on 724 guenon specimens. These include males (m) and females (f) and represent all but two of the guenon species recognised by Grubb et al. (2003; Int. J. Primatol. 24, 1301-1357). The two species that are not included are Cercopithecus dryas and C. solatus: the former was missing in museum collections and the latter was represented by a single and partly damaged specimen. The subspecific designations are those that were given in the museum records. Specific designations for potentially problematic species such as C. cambelli, which is often classified as C. mona, were verified where possible through examination of known geographic ranges. The linear measurements were derived from interlandmark distances taken with a Microscribe. Further description and illustration of the landmarks can be found in Cardini et al. (2007).

Each specimen is identified by the museum from which it was derived (see Table 2 below for the key to acronyms) and its museum accession / catalogue number. Where possible, the record for each specimen includes spatial information (longitude and latitude in decimal degrees), based on the provenance given in museum records.

For further information about the measurement protocol and data collection methods, please see:

  • Cardini, A., Jansson, A-U & Elton, S. (2007). A geometric morphometric approach to the study of ecogeographic and clinal variation in vervet monkeys. Journal of Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01731.x

Funded by the Leverhulme Trust:

  • PI: Russell Hill, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, with PhD student Erik Willems.
  • CI: Sarah Elton, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, with PDRA Andrea Cardini and research assistant and MSc by Thesis student Anna-Ulla Jansson.
  • CI: Robin Dunbar, Department of Biology, University of Liverpool, with PDRA Mandy Korstjens.

The morphological and spatial data published here were collected and collated by the group at the Hull York Medical School, University of Hull. Specific enquiries should be directed to Sarah Elton.

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Table 1: Interlandmark descriptions and reference numbers (see Cardini et al., 2007)

Interlandmark descriptionLandmark reference numbers
Prosthion-posteriormost point of lateral incisor alveolus1-3
Prosthion-basion1-31
Prosthion-inion1-37
Mesial P3-posterior alveolar margin M35-10
Basion-inion31-37
Basion-nasion31-43
Basion-glabella31-44
Basion-posteriormost point of zygomatic process of temporal bone31-59
Basion-bregma31-63
Inion-nasion37-43
Inion-glabella37-44
Supraorbital notch-anterosuperior point of zygomaticomaxillary suture at orbital rim45-47
Frontomalare orbitale-centre of optic foramen46-49

Table 2: Key to museum acronyms (in the order they appear in the database)

AcronymMuseum
USNMNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
PCPowell Cotton Collection, Quex House, Birchington, Kent, UK
AMNHAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
RMCARoyal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.
NHM (London)Natural History Museum, London, UK
ZSBS (Munich)Zoologische Sammlung des Bayerischen Staates, Munich, Germany.
MCZMuseum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
UNIZHUniversity Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
FMNHThe Field Museum, Chicago, USA
MfN (Berlin)Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

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