Callitrichids as phyletic dwarfs, and the place of the callitrichidae in platyrrhini

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Part of book or chapter of book 01 Jan 1980 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Primates, volume 21, pages 31-43 (issn: 0032-8332, eissn: 1610-7365,

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Authors: s. M. Ford;

doi: 10.1007/bf02383822 , 10.4324/9781315127408-21

Callitrichids as phyletic dwarfs, and the place of the callitrichidae in platyrrhini

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Cebuella, Callithrix, Leontopithecus, andSaguinus share five distinguishing features. All of these features are best interpreted as derived character states within Platyrrhini, and these animals are phyletic dwarfs. These derived traits may form a single complex that evolved as a result of dwarfing. Two changes in the dentition are shown to be correlated with dwarfing in mammals. These four platyrrhine genera may or may not form a monophyletic group. It is suggested thatCallimico is an “incipient dwarf platyrrhine.” Causes of dwarfing in mammals are discussed.

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