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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2020 Jan 1;303(9):2415–2475. doi: 10.1002/ar.24326

TABLE 5.

Crown mineralization status in mandibular molarifom teeth of newborn primates

Dp4
M1
M2
M3
SPECIES Cusps Basins Cusps Basins Cusps Basins Cusps Basins
HAPLORHINI
Catarrhini
Cercopithecinae
Allenopithecus nigroviridis +++ +++ +++ NA NA NA NA
Cercocebus atys +++ +++ +++ NA NA NA NA
Macaca mulatta +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Papio anubis +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Colobinae
Colobus guereza +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Trachypithecus francoisi +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Platyrrhini
Atelidae
Alouatta seniculus +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Cebidae
Callithrix spp. +++ ++ + NA NA NA NA
Cebuella pygmaea +++/++ +++/++ +/− NA NA NA NA
Leontopithecus rosalia +++ ++ + NA NA NA NA
Saguinus spp. +++ ++ +/− NA NA NA NA
Saimiri boliviensis +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Pithecidae
Aotus nancymaae +++ +++ + NA NA NA NA
Callicebus cupreus +++ +++ + NA NA NA NA
Pithecia pithecia +++ +++ ++ + NA NA
Hominidae
Pan troglodytes +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Pongo pygmaeus +++? +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Tarsiiformes
Tarsius syrichta +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ ++
STREPSIRRHINI
Lemuroidea
Cheirogaleidae
Cheirogaleus medius +++ +++ +++/++ ++ ++/+ NA NA
Lemuridae
Eulemur spp. +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Hapalemur griseus +++ +++ NA NA NA NA
Lemur catta +++ +++ ++ NA NA NA NA
Varecia spp. ++ ++ + NA NA NA NA
Indriidae
Propithecus coquereli +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++
Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur leucopus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Lorisoidea
Galagidae
Galago spp. +++ +++ +++ ++/+ + NA NA
Otolemur spp. +++ +++ +++ ++/+ + NA NA
Lorisidae
Nycticebus pygmaeus +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ NA NA

Note. cusp mineralization: +++ all cusps mostly mineralized, ++ some cusps unmineralized, + most cusps unmineralized, − no mineralized cusps; 3basins: +++ both basins mostly or completely mineralized, ++ one basin (e.g., talonid) mostly or completely unmineralized, + both basins mostly unmineralized, − no mineralization of basins; NA, not applicable (tooth germ not yet formed).