TABLE 5.
Crown mineralization status in mandibular molarifom teeth of newborn primates
| Dp4 |
M1 |
M2 |
M3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).