The macaque material from the Early Pleistocene site of Quibas (Albanilla, Murcia, Spain), including dentognathic remains, isolated teeth and some postcranial bone fragments, is described. Both metrically and morphologically, this sample must be attributed to Macaca sylvanus (the Barbary macaque). This species is currently distributed through North Africa and Gibraltar, but was much more widely distributed during the Plio-Pleistocene, being represented by several European fossil subspecies. Metrical comparisons of dental size and proportions between extant M. s. sylvanus and fossil Macaca sylvanus !orentina from the type locality and other Italian sites are undertaken, in order to classify the remains from Quibas at the subspecies level. The results show that the Quibas sample not only !ts the range of variation of M. s. !orentina from the type locality, but also differs from the extant Barbary macaque condition in several regards. This permits us to formally attribute the material from Quibas to M. s. !orentina. The material described in this paper therefore signi!cantly improves the knowledge of this fossil taxon, particularly regarding the upper dentition, and further con!rms the taxonomic distinctiveness of this extinct taxon at the subspecies rank. Taken as a whole, M. s. !orentina largely overlaps in dental dimensions with M. s. sylvanus, but differs from the latter by displaying (on average): (1) absolutely longer upper molars (especially M1 and M3); (2) relatively wider upper molars (especially M1 and M2); (3) longer M3 as compared with the M2; (4) absolutely longer M1 and M3; and (5) relatively narrower M3.
Fossil remains of Macaca sylvanus florentina (Cocchi, 1872) (Primates, Cercopithecidae) from the Early Pleistocene of Quibas (Murcia, Spain) / Alba D.M.; Carlos Calero J.A.C.; Mancheño M.A.; Montoya P.; Morales J.; Rook L.. - In: JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION. - ISSN 0047-2484. - STAMPA. - 61:(2011), pp. 703-718. [10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.09.003]
Fossil remains of Macaca sylvanus florentina (Cocchi, 1872) (Primates, Cercopithecidae) from the Early Pleistocene of Quibas (Murcia, Spain).
ROOK, LORENZO
2011
Abstract
The macaque material from the Early Pleistocene site of Quibas (Albanilla, Murcia, Spain), including dentognathic remains, isolated teeth and some postcranial bone fragments, is described. Both metrically and morphologically, this sample must be attributed to Macaca sylvanus (the Barbary macaque). This species is currently distributed through North Africa and Gibraltar, but was much more widely distributed during the Plio-Pleistocene, being represented by several European fossil subspecies. Metrical comparisons of dental size and proportions between extant M. s. sylvanus and fossil Macaca sylvanus !orentina from the type locality and other Italian sites are undertaken, in order to classify the remains from Quibas at the subspecies level. The results show that the Quibas sample not only !ts the range of variation of M. s. !orentina from the type locality, but also differs from the extant Barbary macaque condition in several regards. This permits us to formally attribute the material from Quibas to M. s. !orentina. The material described in this paper therefore signi!cantly improves the knowledge of this fossil taxon, particularly regarding the upper dentition, and further con!rms the taxonomic distinctiveness of this extinct taxon at the subspecies rank. Taken as a whole, M. s. !orentina largely overlaps in dental dimensions with M. s. sylvanus, but differs from the latter by displaying (on average): (1) absolutely longer upper molars (especially M1 and M3); (2) relatively wider upper molars (especially M1 and M2); (3) longer M3 as compared with the M2; (4) absolutely longer M1 and M3; and (5) relatively narrower M3.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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