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Item An annotated catalogue of Malagasy primates (families Lemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae, Megaladapidae, Cheirogaleidae) in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum novitates ; no. 2834(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1985) Buettner-Janusch, John, 1924-; Tattersall, Ian.; American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Mammalogy.The Department of Mammalogy of the American Museum of Natural History has one of the largest and best documented collections of preserved specimens representing the living primate species of Madagascar (families Lemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae, Megaladapidae, and Cheirogaleidae). For each specimen, the following information is given: taxon, catalogue number, date collected or catalogued (accessioned), sex (where known), age, nature of specimen, locality, and collector or source. Field numbers of specimens are given where collections have been divided between institutions, to allow the correlation of specimens between museums. Synonyms, range, and pelage characters are given for each species or subspecies, with discussion of taxonomy and/or external characters where appropriate. Approximately 800 specimens are catalogued. The collection of Lemuriformes is now available for study in the Department of Mammalogy at the museum. It is no longer available for loan"--P. [1].Item Cranial anatomy of the Archaeolemurinae (Lemuroidea, Primates). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 52, pt. 1(New York [American Museum of Natural History], 1973) Tattersall, Ian.Item Craniodental morphology and the systematics of the Malagasy lemurs (Primates, Prosimii). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 52, pt. 3(New York : [American Museum of Natural History], 1974) Tattersall, Ian.; Schwartz, Jeffrey H.Item A Diverse hominoid fauna from the Late Middle Pleistocene breccia cave of Tham Khuyen, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 73(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1994) Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Long, Vu The.; Cuong, Nguyen Lan.; Kha, Le Trung.; Tattersall, Ian.The cave of Tham Khuyen in Lang Son Province, northeastern Vietnam, has yielded a large mammalian fauna of probable late middle Pleistocene date. A series of isolated hominoid primate teeth, formerly allocated to the extant orangutan Pongo pygmaeus, has recently been reexamined and found to represent more than one species. These specimens are described in detail in this paper and are analyzed as follows. Some of the teeth are indeed clearly identifiable as those of Pongo pygmaeus, but the majority appear to belong to a species related to the orangutan but not identical with it. A few teeth are distinct from either of the above, both in size and morphology, and are interpreted here as representing a previously undescribed genus and species of a large-bodied hominoid. In addition, a few teeth are regarded as indeterminate at present. With the recognition of this multiplicity of hominoid species at Tham Khuyen, it is evident that the large-bodied hominoid fauna of middle Pleistocene Vietnam was considerably more diverse than formerly supposed, including Gigantopithecus blacki) and Homo sp. in addition to the species noted above.Item Do ruffed lemurs form a hybrid zone? : distribution and discovery of Varecia, with systematic and conservation implications. American Museum novitates ; no. 3376(New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History, 2002) Vasey, Natalia.; Tattersall, Ian.Since their discovery by Western explorers traveling to Madagascar in the 17th century, the ruffed lemurs have undergone numerous taxonomic revisions. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it was intermittently suggested that black-and-white and red ruffed lemurs hybridize in nature. Despite the fact that a natural hybrid zone has never been documented, this suggestion has played a large role in designating the two forms as subspecies of the single species Varecia variegata. Through a review and synthesis of historical documents, taxonomic literature, museum collections, menagerie and zoo records, recent survey work, genetic data, and vocalization data, we examine the evidence for a natural hybrid zone and suggest taxonomic revisions. Our work indicates a more extensive hybrid zone than previously suggested-but one in which hybridization is the exception rather than the rule. Furthermore, our findings warrant upgrading the black-and-white ruffed lemur and the red ruffed lemur from subspecies to full species, Varecia variegata (Kerr, 1792) and Varecia rubra (E. Geoffroy, 1812). Our results support the current captive breeding practices of U.S. and European zoos participating in the ruffed lemur "Species Survival Plan" and the "European Endangered Species Programme". Lastly, and possibly most importantly, we can now set specific geographic priorities for conserving the habitat of these highly endangered lemurs in northern Madagascar.Item Ecology and behavior of Lemur fulvus mayottensis (Primates, Lemuriformes). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 54, pt. 4(American Museum of Natural History., 1977) Tattersall, Ian.Lemur Fulvus mayottensis is unique to the island of Mayotte, one of the Congo group. It quite closely resembles L. fulvus, from which it is probably derived, but is characterized by an enormous variability in pelage coloration. Between January and May 1975, more than 500 hours of quantifiable (time-sampled) field observations were accumulated on this island subspecies.Item Evolutionary relationships of living lemurs and lorises (Mammalia, Primates) and their potential affinities with European Eocene Adapidae. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 60, pt. 1(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1985) Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Tattersall, Ian.Item Group structure and activity rhythm in Lemur mongoz (Primates, Lemuriformes) on Anjouan and Moheli Islands, Comoro Archipelago. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 53, pt. 4(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1976) Tattersall, Ian.Item A note on the age of the subfossil site of Ampasambazimba, Miarinarivo Province, Malagasy Republic. American Museum novitates ; no. 2520(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1973) Tattersall, Ian.; Standing, Herbert F."A radiocarbon age determination of 1035 [+ or =] 50 years B.P. is given for a lemuroid bone from the prolific subfossil site at Ampasambazimba, Miarinarivo Province, Malagasy Republic. This is the first absolute date to have been obtained for a central plateau site, and, it is suggested, the most recent yet acquired for the subfossil lemuroids"--P. [1].Item Notes on the status of Lemur macaco and Lemur fulvus (primates, lemuriformes). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 53, pt. 2(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1976) Tattersall, Ian.Item Observations on the ecology and behavior of the mongoose lemur, Lemur mongoz mongoz linnaeus, (primates, lemuriformes), at Ampijoroa, Madagascar. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 52, pt. 4(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1975) Tattersall, Ian.; Sussman, Robert W., 1941-Item The phylogenetic relationships of Adapidae (Primates, Lemuriformes). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 4(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1979) Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Tattersall, Ian.Item Phylogeny and nomenclature in the "lemur-group" of Malagasy strepsirhine primates. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 69(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1991) Tattersall, Ian.; Schwartz, Jeffrey H.Item A review of the European primate genus Anchomomys and some allied forms. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 57, pt. 5(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1983) Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Tattersall, Ian.Item A review of the Pleistocene hominoid fauna of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (excluding Hylobatidae). Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 76(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1995) Schwartz, Jeffrey H.; Long, Vu The.; Cuong, Nguyen Lan.; Kha, Le Trung.; Tattersall, Ian.We review the nonhylobatid hominoid fauna currently known from all significant Pleistocene sites in Vietnam. Almost all of the sample examined consists of isolated teeth. In a previous study of material from the cave of Tham Khuyen (Schwartz et al., 1994) we identified, but did not name, a new species of Pongo as well as a new genus and species of thick-enameled, nonhominid hominoid. These new taxa are named and characterized in this contribution, as are four new subspecies of Pongo pygmaeus. We additionally note sparse evidence for other taxa whose affinities are not determinable on the basis of available specimens. Most large-bodied hominoid fossils from Vietnam are attributable to the genus Pongo; at most sites only the species Pongo pygmaeus is found. Positive evidence is extremely rare for both Homo and Gigantopithecus in the Pleistocene of Vietnam.Item A revision of the European Eocene primate genus Protoadapis and some allied forms. American Museum novitates ; no. 2762(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1983) Tattersall, Ian.; Schwartz, Jeffrey H."The European Eocene primate genus Protoadapis, as generally conceived of, is long-lived and highly speciose, but nonetheless homogeneous. Reappraisal of the material involved shows, however, that among the 10 species allocated by Gingerich (1977) to Protoadapis and its closest relatives Cercamonius and Pronycticebus, three separate groups are discernible, together with three individual species that are clearly misattributed. Within the genus Protoadapis we recognize for the moment two species, P. curvicuspidens and P. recticuspidens, both originally described (as species of Plesiadapis) by Lemoine in 1878. These two differ somewhat in trigonid morphology, but both are quite distinct from all other material subsequently referred to Protoadapis. As thus constituted, Protoadapis may be most closely comparable to Agerinia. A second genus, by priority Pronycticebus, is represented by material formerly allocated to 'Protoadapis' (or Europolemur) klatti, as well as by Pronycticebus gaudryi and by a new species we describe here. Pronycticebus may possibly bear affinities with certain Pelycodus. The third major morph in the assemblage is comprised of specimens allocated to 'Protoadapis' angustidens (now filholi), 'Protoadapis' (or Cercamonius) brachyrhynchus, and possibly 'Protoadapis' weigelti; the earliest available name for the single species represented by this material is Cercamonius brachyrhynchus, and its affinities lie with the larger species of Notharctus. The species 'Protoadapis' ulmensis, based on isolated teeth, appears to be related to Adapis, the genus in which it was originally described, and the affinities of the two species 'Protoadopis' russelli and 'P.' louisi are unclear"--P. [1].Item Skull form and the mechanics of mandibular elevation in mammals. American Museum novitates ; no. 2536(New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1974) Roberts, David C.; Tattersall, Ian."A model of the mechanics of elevation in the mammalian mandible is described, in which rotation of the lower jaw, effected by a couple action between the anterior and posterior adductor muscle groups, takes place around the mandibular attachment of the sphenomandibular ligament. This system permits the generation of an occlusal force, variable in orientation according to the position of the bite-point along the tooth row, which is optimally absorbed by the facial skeleton. The requirements of the system are such that in long-faced forms the horizontal components of action of the masticatory muscles are emphasized, and the vertical components dominate in short-faced mammals"--P. [1].