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Dr
Sarah
Elton
Hull York Medical School
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
England
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.
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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 description | Landmark reference numbers |
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Prosthion-posteriormost point of lateral incisor alveolus | 1-3 |
Prosthion-basion | 1-31 |
Prosthion-inion | 1-37 |
Mesial P3-posterior alveolar margin M3 | 5-10 |
Basion-inion | 31-37 |
Basion-nasion | 31-43 |
Basion-glabella | 31-44 |
Basion-posteriormost point of zygomatic process of temporal bone | 31-59 |
Basion-bregma | 31-63 |
Inion-nasion | 37-43 |
Inion-glabella | 37-44 |
Supraorbital notch-anterosuperior point of zygomaticomaxillary suture at orbital rim | 45-47 |
Frontomalare orbitale-centre of optic foramen | 46-49 |
Table 2: Key to museum acronyms (in the order they appear in the database)
Acronym | Museum |
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USNM | National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA |
PC | Powell Cotton Collection, Quex House, Birchington, Kent, UK |
AMNH | American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA |
RMCA | Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. |
NHM (London) | Natural History Museum, London, UK |
ZSBS (Munich) | Zoologische Sammlung des Bayerischen Staates, Munich, Germany. |
MCZ | Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA |
UNIZH | University Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
FMNH | The Field Museum, Chicago, USA |
MfN (Berlin) | Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany |