Cranial capacity estimations of the FrankfurtPan troglodytes verus collection |
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Authors: | R. Protsch von Zieten F. Gunkel B. Welz |
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Affiliation: | (1) J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Main), West Germany |
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Abstract: | Cranial capacity measurements of 18 individuals (9 ♂, 9 ♀) of a total collection of 277Pan troglodytes verus skulls were taken using four different methods:- two conventional filling methods and two mathematical methods. The two mathematical analyses normally used in hominids, were for the first time specifically modified forPan. The results probably present a more accurate estimation of total cranial capacity inPan and specifically inPan troglodytes verus (352 cm3) than previously available. Sexual differences related to this trait were also measured. Regardles of the methods used,Pan troglodytes verus seems to manifest the smallest cranial capacity of all subspecies ofPan. |
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Keywords: | cranial capacity Pan troglodytes verus |
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