First complete restoration of the Oreopithecus skull |
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| Authors: | R J Clarke |
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| Institution: | (1) Palaeoanthropology Research Group, Dept. of Anatomical Sciences University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 7 York Rd., 2193 Parktown, Johannesburg, Soth Africa |
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| Abstract: | The crushed skull ofOreopithecus bambolii (IGF 11778) has been fully reconstructed in Florence, Italy and shows important differences with previous drawn reconstructions.
The jaws are massive and projecting, such that the face is not as short as was believed. The incisors are small and do not
project significantly forward beyond the position of the canines, and the anterior symphyseal surface of the mandible projects
in front of the canines and well infront of the upper canines and incisors. There is a prominent sagittal crest, a high ascending
mandibular ramus, and a nuchal plane which faces postero-inferiorly. |
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| Keywords: | Oreopithecus bambolii fossil primate Miocene skull reconstruction |
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