Abstract
The primate skull (cranium and mandible) houses the brain and the organs of balance, communication, feeding, hearing, olfaction, respiration, and vision. Diversity of primate skull design reflects the functional and spatial requirements of these sensory and motor systems, along with the tradeoffs attendant on their aggregation. The evolution of these functional systems can be studied from fossils of the cranium and mandible, providing clues as to the selective forces driving the origin and evolution of Primates. The complex morphology of the skull is a rich source of evidence on primate adaptation and phylogenetic relationships.
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