CHACMA BABOON Papio ursinus

   PAGE INDEX
1. Male, Lateral view
2. Female, Lateral view
3. Male, Ventral view
4. Male, Anterior view 
5. Details

TAXONOMY
Order - Primates (lemurs, monkeys & apes)
Suborder - Anthropoidea ("man-like")
Family - Cercopithecidae (old-world monkeys)

Dental Formula : 2.1.2.3 / 2.1.2.3

	1.Chacma Baboon Skull, male, lateral view.
	1.Chacma Baboon Skull, female, lateral view.
	1.Chacma Baboon Skull, male, ventral view.
	1.Chacma Baboon Skull, male, anterior view. The groove in the upper canines is typical of baboons.

Details of Specimens Illustrated

Image 1

Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus

Sex - male

Stage - adult

Area collected - USA - died in captivity

Source - courtesy of private collector

Measurements

Overall length

223mm

Zygomatic width

117mm

Image 2

Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus

Sex - female

Stage - adult

Area collected - USA - died in captivity

Source - courtesy of private collector

Measurements

Overall length

170mm

Zygomatic width

90.4mm

Scientific Name : Papio - from the French word "papion" - a baboon,
Scientific Name : ursinus - "bearlike", from the Latin ursus "a bear".

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