Odd-nosed monkey scapular morphology converges on that of arm-swinging apes

• Published in: Journal of human evolution Vol. 143; p. 102784
• Main Authors: Selby, Michael S., Lovejoy, C. Owen, Byron, Craig D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Biological Evolution; Climbing; Hominidae - anatomy & histology; Hominidae - physiology; Hominoids; Locomotion; Phylogeny; Presbytini - anatomy & histology; Presbytini - physiology; Pygathrix; Rhinopithecus; Scapula - anatomy & histology; Scrambling; Scrambling; Hominoids; Rhinopithecus; Pygathrix; Climbing

Odd-nosed monkeys ‘arm-swing’ more frequently than other colobines. They are therefore somewhat behaviorally analogous to atelines and apes. Scapular morphology regularly reflects locomotor mode, with both arm-swinging and climbing anthropoids showing similar characteristics, especially a mediolater...