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. 2006 Mar 27;103(14):5437–5441. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506126103

Table 1.

Dental measurements (means in millimeters) of fossils and selected living species

C
P2
P3
M1
M2
M3
BL MD BL MD BL MD BL MD BL MD BL MD
MPM-PV 5000 3.4 2.8 3.6 2.8 4 3 4.1 4.9 3.7 4.5 2.9
MPM-PV 1607 5.7 4.1 5.5 4 4.9 3.4
Saimiri sciureus (3m, 3f) 2.9 3.1 3.6 2.4 3.9 2.2 4 3 3.6 2.6 2.7 1.7
Saimiri oerstedi (3m, 3f) 3 3.3 3.2 2.3 3.5 2 3.6 2.6 3.4 2.4 2.4 1.6
Cebus apella (4m, 4f) 6 6.7 6.5 3.9 3.5 3.5 6 4.4 5.4 3.9 4.4 3
Callicebus moloch (4m, 4f) 3.1 2.6 3.2 2.1 3.6 2.2 4.4 3.2 4.3 3 3.3 2.3
Aotus vociferans (3m, 3f) 2.5 2.8 2.9 1.9 3.2 2 3.9 3.1 3.7 2.9 3.2 2.1
Leontopithecus rosalia (2m, 1f, 3?) 3 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.8 2.3 4.1 3.2 3.3 2.4 na na

Sexes and sample sizes are in parentheses. Data on body weight and cranial capacity and the Index of Cranial Capacity are from Martin (17) and are not based on the same individuals. BL, buccolingual breadth; MD, mesiodistal length; m, males; f, females; na, not applicable.