Brief communication A cranial morphometric assessment of the taxonomic affinities of Trachypithecus auratus (E. Geoffroy, 1812 Primates : Colobinae) with a reassessment of the T. auratus type specimen

Thomas Ingicco 1 Antoine Balzeau 2 Cécile Callou 3 Yuliana Sulistya Fitriana
1 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
2 Equipe de Paléontologie Humaine [Paris]
3 AASPE - Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : sociétés, pratiques et environnements
Abstract : The debate over the taxonomic position and affinities of Trachypithecus auratus has been ongoing since its identification by E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1812. The type specimen of this species is housed in Museum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris (MNHN-ZM-2005-912). This point is debated due to the complex and fluctuating taxonomy of Southeast Asian Colobinae (Brandon-Jones et al.: Int J Primatol 25 (2004) 97-164) and to the fact that this individual is represented by a mounted skeleton. By means of 3D medical imaging methodologies we describe for the first time the cranial anatomy of the specimen MNHN-ZM-2005-912 and compare it with other Trachypithecus species, in order to test the molecular systematic hypotheses for affinities among the T. auratus-T. cristatus group. We ascertain the taxonomic attribution of this individual to the species Trachypithecus auratus species. The most diagnostic characters shared by the type specimen and Trachypithecus auratus compared to other species of Trachypithecus are the rounded orbits and the straight facial profile. We then try to clarify the inconsistencies concerning the geographical provenance of the type. The island of Java appears to be the most probable locality from a cluster analysis based on linear morphometry. After this approach and a discriminant analysis, a northeastern Javanese provenance of this specimen, as proposed by Brandon-Jones et al. (Int J Primatol 25 (2004) 97-164) is dubious. Finally we provide 3D models of the skull and the endocast, and a list of cranial landmark coordinates of the holotype for future research.
Keywords : Taxonomy Trachypithecus auratus Virtual reconstruction Computed tomography
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Thomas Ingicco, Antoine Balzeau, Cécile Callou, Yuliana Sulistya Fitriana. Brief communication A cranial morphometric assessment of the taxonomic affinities of Trachypithecus auratus (E. Geoffroy, 1812 Primates : Colobinae) with a reassessment of the T. auratus type specimen. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Wiley, 2011, 146, pp.306-312. ⟨mnhn-02103423⟩

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