Article

You have full text access to this OnlineOpen article

High-resolution computed tomography study of the cranium of a fossil anthropoid primate, Parapithecus grangeri: New insights into the evolutionary history of primate sensory systems

  1. Eliot C. Bush1,†,‡,*,
  2. Elwyn L. Simons2,
  3. John M. Allman1

Article first published online: 6 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20113

Issue

The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Special Issue: Evolution of the Special Senses in Primates

Volume 281A, Issue 1, pages 1083–1087, November 2004

Additional Information

How to Cite

Bush, E. C., Simons, E. L. and Allman, J. M. (2004), High-resolution computed tomography study of the cranium of a fossil anthropoid primate, Parapithecus grangeri: New insights into the evolutionary history of primate sensory systems. Anat. Rec., 281A: 1083–1087. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20113

Author Information

  1. 1

    Biology Division, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

  2. 2

    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University and Duke University Primate Center, Durham, North Carolina

  1. †

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  1. ‡

    Fax: 773-834-0505

*Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, CLSC 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 OCT 2004
  2. Article first published online: 6 OCT 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 JUL 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 MAY 2004

Funded by

  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: EY11759
  • W.M. Keck Foundation for Discovery in Basic Medical Research at the California Institute of Technology
  • Frank V. Hixon Fund

SEARCH

SEARCH BY CITATION

ARTICLE TOOLS

View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (407K)

LITERATURE CITED

  • Baron G, Frahm HD, Bhatnagar KP, Stephan H. 1983. Comparison of brain structure volumes in insectivora and primates: III, main olfactory-bulb (MOB). J Hirnforsch 24: 551–568.
  • Baxter BS, Sorenson JA. 1981. Factors affecting the measurement of size and ct number in computed-tomography. Invest Radiol 16: 337–341.
  • Bush EC, Allman JM. 2004. Three-dimensional structure and evolution of primate primary visual cortex. Anat Rec 281A: 1088–1094.
    Direct Link:
  • Bush EC, Simons EL, Dubowitz DJ, Allman JM, 2004. Endocranial volume and optic foramen size in Parapithecus grangeri. In: RossCF, KayRF, editors. Anthropoid origins: new visions. Kluwer/Plenum, New York. p 603–614.
  • Conroy GC. 1987. Problems of body-weight estimation in fossil primates. Int J Primatol 8: 115–137.
  • Gingerich PD, Smith BH, Rosenberg K. 1982. Allometric scaling in the dentition of primates and prediction of body-weight from tooth size in fossils. Am J Phys Anthropol 58: 81–100.
    Direct Link:
  • Ihaka R, Gentleman R. 1996. R: a language for data analysis and graphics. J Comput Graph Stat 5: 299–314.
  • Jerison HJ. 1973. Evolution of the brain and intelligence. New York: Academic Press.
  • Jonas J, Schmidt A, Mullerbergh J, Schlotzerschrehardt U, Naumann G. 1992. Human optic-nerve fiber count and optic disk size. Invest Ophth Vis Sci 33: 2012–2018.
  • Kay RF, Simons EL. 1980. The ecology of oligocene african anthropoidea. Int J Primatol 1: 21–37.
  • Kay RF, Fleagle JG. 1988. The phylogenetic position of parapithecidae (primates, anthropoidea). Am J Phys Anthropol 75: 230.
  • Kirk EC, Kay RF. 2004. The evolution of high visual acuity in the anthropoidea. In: RossC, KayR, editors. Anthropoid origins: new visions. New York: Kluwer/Plenum. p 539–602.
  • Radinsky LB. 1970. The fossil evidence of prosimian brain evolution. In: Noback, CR, Montagna, W, editors. The primate brain. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. p 209–224.
  • Ross CF, Williams B, Kay RF. 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of anthropoid relationships. J Hum Evol 35: 221–306.
  • Ross CF. 2000. Into the light: the origin of Anthropoidea. Annu Rev Anthropol 29: 147–194.
  • Simons EL. 1993. New endocasts of Aegyptopithecus: oldest well-preserved record of the brain in anthropoidea. Am J Sci 293A: 383–390.
  • Simons EL. 2001. The cranium of Parapithecus grangeri, an egyptian oligocene anthropoidean primate. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98: 7892–7897.
  • Smith TD, Bhatnagar KP. 2004. “Microsmatic” primates: reconsidering how and when size matters. Anat Rec Part B 279B: 24– 31.
    Direct Link:
  • Spoor CF, Zonneveld FW, Macho GA. 1993. Linear measurements of cortical bone and dental enamel by computed-tomography: applications and problems. Am J Phys Anthropol 91: 469–484.
    Direct Link:
  • Stephan H, Frahm HD, Baron G. 1981. New and revised data on volumes of brain structures in insectivores and primates. Folia Primatol (Basel) 35: 1–29.
  • Stephan H, Baron G, Frahm HD. 1991. Insectivora. New York: Springer Verlag.
  • Tetreault N, Hakeem A, Allman JM. 2004. The distribution and size of retinal ganglion cells in Cheirogaleus medius and Tarsius syrichta: implications for the evolution of sensory systems in primates. In: RossC, KayR, editors. Anthropoid origins: new visions. New York: Kluwer/Plenum. p 463–475.
View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (407K)