A Study of the Pulp Cavities and Roots of the Lower Premolars and Molars of Prosimii, Ceboidea and Cercopithecoidea

Authors : Muzaffer Süleyman ŞENYÜREK

Pages : 321-366

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Publication Date : 1953-07-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In a study published in 1939, I had stated: \`From the fact that the Eocene priınates and the living Cercopithecidae appear to be cynodont it is inferred that the South American monkeys have acquired taurodontism independently of the higher Anthropoids and fossil Hominids.\` During a second visit to the United States in 1946-1947, I had X-rayed a number of additional fossil and recent specimens. In view of this additional material I have decided to reconsider the problem of taurodontism in Prosimii, Ceboidea and Cercopithecoidea and the light it throws on the origin of taurodontism in the South American monkeys
Keywords : Cercopithecoidea, Ceboidea, Anthropoids, Harvard University