Body mass estimation from the talus in primates and its application to the Pondaung fossil amphipithecid primates

Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Egi, Naoko; Takai, Masanaru; Thaung-Htike,; Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein,

doi:10.1080/08912963.2014.971783

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“…These three subadult specimens (Table 1) are used to increase the data points. Most of the individuals used here are the same individuals used by Tsubamoto (2014) and Tsubamoto et al (2016). The body masses represent the actual body weight of the individual of each specimen and were recorded either while the animals were still alive or just after their death (Tsubamoto, 2014).…”

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“…The heelbone (calcaneus or calcaneum) and anklebone (talus or astragalus) of primates and other mammals have been well studied in primatology, anthropology, archaeozoology, and vertebrate paleontology as indicators of functional adaptation, phylogeny, and taxonomy (e.g. Szalay, 1977;Gebo et al, 1991;Dagosto and Terranova, 1992;Ciochon et al, 2001;Ciochon and Gunnell, 2004;Gebo and Dagosto, 2004;Gunnell and Ciochon, 2008;Polly, 2008;Marivaux et al, 2010;Jogahara and Natori, 2013;Tsubamoto, 2014;Tsubamoto et al, 2016 and references therein). The bony structure and shape of these two bones are relatively compact and robust (e.g.…”

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“…The bony structure and shape of these two bones are relatively compact and robust (e.g. Gray, 1858), so that these bones are frequently preserved and are found undamaged more often than long bones, vertebrae, or fragile skulls in the fossil and zooarchaeological assemblages (Tsubamoto, 2014;Tsubamoto et al, 2016). The body mass of primates and other mammals, on the other hand, is a useful predictor of species adaptations and diversities because it is strongly correlated with many aspects of life history, ecology, and behavior, etc.…”

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“…Therefore, estimates of the body mass of extinct mammalian species play an important role in paleoecological, paleoprimatological, and physical anthropological analyses (e.g. Legendre, 1986Legendre, , 1989Conroy, 1987;Anyonge, 1993;Fleagle, 1999;Egi, 2001;Smith et al, 2010;Grabowski et al, 2015;Jungers et al, 2016;Tsubamoto et al, 2016;Ruff and Niskanen, 2018 and references therein). Several studies have investigated the relationship between talar size and body mass in primates and other mammals (Dagosto and Terranova, 1992;Martinez and Sudre, 1995;Rafferty et al, 1995;Polly, 2008;Parr et al, 2011;Tsubamoto, 2014;Yapuncich et al, 2015;Tsubamoto et al, 2016;Dagosto et al, 2018).…”

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“…Legendre, 1986Legendre, , 1989Conroy, 1987;Anyonge, 1993;Fleagle, 1999;Egi, 2001;Smith et al, 2010;Grabowski et al, 2015;Jungers et al, 2016;Tsubamoto et al, 2016;Ruff and Niskanen, 2018 and references therein). Several studies have investigated the relationship between talar size and body mass in primates and other mammals (Dagosto and Terranova, 1992;Martinez and Sudre, 1995;Rafferty et al, 1995;Polly, 2008;Parr et al, 2011;Tsubamoto, 2014;Yapuncich et al, 2015;Tsubamoto et al, 2016;Dagosto et al, 2018). However, only a few studies have investigated the relationship between calcaneal size and body mass: for example, Dagosto and Terranova (1992) did it for 'prosimian' primates (strepsirrhines and Tarsius); Yapuncich et al (2015) did it for euarchontans (primates, scandentians, and dermopterans); and Dagosto et al (2018) did it for euarchontans and small mammals.…”

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The relationship between calcaneal size and body mass in extant primates and other land mammals is examined using regression analyses to provide simple equations for estimating the body mass of extinct primate and land mammal species based on the calcaneus. The results imply that among the linear calcaneal dimensions, the calcaneal width at the talar articular surfaces (CA2) is likely the best body mass estimator for land mammals (including primates), and the width of the posterior talar articular surface (CA3) appears to be relatively good body mass estimator for primates. The equation with a 95% prediction interval for estimating the body mass (BM, in g) using CA2 (in mm) for land mammals is: BM = exp(2.928 × ln CA2 + 0.981 ± 0.772) × 1.076; the corresponding equation using CA3 (in mm) for primates is: BM = exp(2.555 × ln CA3 + 3.536 ± 0.641) × 1.067.

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Although the evolutionary history of anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes, and humans) appears relatively well‐documented, there is limited data available regarding their origins and early evolution. We review and discuss here the earliest records of anthropoid primates from Asia, Africa, and South America. New fossils provide strong support for the Asian origin of anthropoid primates. However, the earliest recorded anthropoids from Africa and South America are still subject to debate, and the early evolution and dispersal of platyrhines to South America remain unclear. Because of the rarity and incomplete nature of many stem anthropoid taxa, establishing the phylogenetic relationships among the earliest anthropoids remains challenging. Nonetheless, by examining evidence from anthropoids and other mammalian groups, we demonstrate that several dispersal events occurred between South Asia and Afro‐Arabia during the middle Eocene to the early Oligocene. It is possible that a microplate situated in the middle of the Neotethys Ocean significantly reduced the distance of overseas dispersal.

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Body mass estimation from the talus in primates and its application to the Pondaung fossil amphipithecid primates

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Relationship between the calcaneal size and body mass in primates and land mammals

Relationship between the calcaneal size and body mass in primates and land mammals

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Alternative methods for calculating percentage prediction error and their implications for predicting body mass in fossil taxa

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