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Patterns of cranial shape variation in the Papionini (Primates: Cercopithecinae).
Journal of human evolution - 1 May 2002
Singleton Michelle
Abstract excerpt
Traditional classifications of the Old World monkey tribe Papionini (Primates: Cercopithecinae) recognized the mangabey genera Cercocebus and Lophocebus as sister taxa. However, molecular studies have consistently found the mangabeys to be diphyletic, with Cercocebus and Mandrillus forming a clade to the exclusion of all other papionins. Recent studies have identified cranial and postcranial features which...
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