Squirrel Monkey Male Skull Replica

Description

Squirrel monkey male skull replica measures 2.5 x 1.75 x 2.0 inches. Saimiri sciureus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

This cast provides a high-fidelity tool for analyzing primate durophagy. It captures the specific bone density and thickened supraorbital tori needed to survive the mechanical stress of a Liberian seed-cracking diet. This replica preserves the fine texture at mandibular muscle attachments sites, allowing for accurate osteological study of masticatory force.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Suborder: Haplorhini
• Infraorder: Simiiformes
• Family: Cebidae
• Subfamily: Saimiriinae Miller, 1912 (1900)
• Genus: Saimiri Voigt, 1831
• Type species: Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeu, 1758)
• Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Contrast this larger specimen with the sooty mangabey female skull replica to demonstrate morphological variation in facial prognathism and canine development. For a major size shift in scale, curators use the Sumatran orangutan male skull replica to anchor displays on Hominidae size extremes.

Include the vervet monkey female skull replica to represent savanna-dwelling primates that lack the specialized seed-crushing dentition found in the forest-dwelling species. Finally, the cotton-top tamarin skull replica provides an excellent compact reference for a very small-bodied platyrrhine evolution to round out your display to perfection.