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The cephalic arterial system in insectivores and primates is described on the basis of 80 acrylic-resin injected corrosion specimens. The results are discussed on an onto-genetic and phylogenetic basis with special reference to the insectivore-primate boundary. The macroscelidoids are considered to be typical insectivores, whilst the special primate features of the tupaioids are emphasized. It is considered most probable that the latter occupy a position at the base of an expanded primate order.
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This investigation was supported by a grant from the Danish State Research Foundation.
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Bugge, J. The cephalic arterial system in the insectivores and the primates with special reference to the macroscelidoidea and tupaioidea and the insectivore-primate boundary. Z. Anat. Entwickl. Gesch. 135, 279–300 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00519039
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