Three-striped Night Monkey Skull Replica
$121.00
It lacks any sagittal cresting and has a narrow nasal aperture and features a specialized mandibular ramus. Archival data highlights closely set eye orbits.
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Description
Three-striped night monkey skull replica measures 2.5 x 1.6 x 1.8 inches. The Simia trivirgata skull is a museum-quality polyurethane cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The cranium features massive, forward-facing light-generating structures. The skull is characterized by a rounded bone structure and a shortened facial region.
They display specialized dental morphology and small grinding teeth. The replica allows for the study of unique cranial adaptations of the nocturnal monkey genus.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Suborder: Haplorhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Parvorder: Platyrrhini
- Family: Aotidae Poche, 1908 (1865)
- Genus: Aotus
- Species: S. trivirgata
- Type species: Simia trivirgata Humbult, 1811
- Conservation status:
Museum curators and collectors can pair the pygmy slow loris skull replica with this model to contrast the different ocular structures of nocturnal monkeys. This comparison clarifies the morphological gap between a postorbital bar and a fully closed socket.
The cotton-top tamarin male skull replica also serves as a vital tool. It shows a similar dental arcade but lacks the extreme infraorbital depth found in night-active species.
Finally, the vervet monkey male skull replica provides a baseline for larger primates. This specimen illustrates the more vertical facial profile and different premolar counts of the Old World monkeys.
Additional information
| Weight | 3.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 2.5 × 1.6 × 1.8 in |
| International Monkey Day - December 14th | International Monkey Day has been created to celebrate monkeys on December 14th, as well as “all things simian,” which includes lemurs, tarsiers, apes, and other non-human primates. It is a great day when it comes to raising awareness about different types of monkeys and primates around the world, as well as the issues they face and how we can help them. |
