Primates in northern Viet Nam: A review of the ecology and conservation status of extant species, with notes on pleistocene localities

Nisbett, Richard A.; Ciochon, Russell L.

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“…In fact, such factors had been postulated as a possible cause for strong genetic declines at around 24 ka for the Sumatran orangutans north and south of Lake Toba (Nater et al 2014). However, it must be noted that direct and clear evidence for orangutan consumption by prehistoric communities is not yet forthcoming, except for a dubious Late Pleistocene record in Vietnam (Nguom rock shelter) (Nisbett and Ciochon 1993) and the Late Pleistocene-Holocene archaeological sites in Borneo, let alone signs of mass killing of the great ape leading to its disappearance from a vast area of its former range.…”

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Biogeographic distribution and metric dental variation of fossil and living orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Tshen

2015

Primates

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The genus Pongo has a relatively richer Quaternary fossil record than those of the African great apes. Fossil materials are patchy in terms of anatomical parts represented, limited almost exclusively to isolated teeth, jaw and bone fragments. Fossil evidence indicates that the genus Pongo had a broadly continuous distribution across the southern part of the Indomalayan biogeographic region, ranging in time from Early Pleistocene to Holocene: southern China (77 fossil sites), Vietnam (15), Laos (6), Cambodia (2), Thailand (4), Peninsular Malaysia (6), Sumatra (4), Borneo (6) and Java (4). Within this distribution range, there are major geographical gaps with no known orangutan fossils, notably central and southern Indochina, central and southern Thailand, eastern Peninsular Malaysia, northern and southern Sumatra, and Kalimantan. The geological time and place of origin of the genus remain unresolved. Fossil orangutan assemblages usually show greater extent of dental metrical variation than those of modern-day populations. Such variability shown in prehistoric populations has partially contributed to confusion regarding past taxonomic diversity and systematic relationships among extinct and living forms. To date, no fewer than 14 distinct taxa have been identified and named for Pleistocene orangutans. Clear cases suggestive of predation by prehistoric human are few in number, and limited to terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene sites in Borneo and a Late Pleistocene site in Vietnam.

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Biogeographic distribution and metric dental variation of fossil and living orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Tshen

2015

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“…It is thought to occupy higher altitude areas and to prefer evergreen forest areas and rugged or karst terrain [55]. The species has also been recovered from late Pleistocene deposits in Vietnam [56]. While the classification of the other Macaca specimen (MLDG 1682) is left open, it is probably best considered as belonging to the same species.…”

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Further geological and palaeoanthropological investigations at the Maludong hominin site, Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Curnoe

Zhende³

et al. 2013

Chin. Sci. Bull.

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Three-dimensional mapping and section work undertaken by us in 2008 have identified 11 stratigraphic units at Maludong site. AMS radiocarbon dating of charcoal established an accurate and internally consistent age profile for the sequence of 17.8±0.2 ka to 13.2±0.1 ka. Archaeomagnetic analysis showed changes in externally derived pedogenically enhanced material consistent with a warming in climate between the cold period of Henrich Event 1 and the Bølling-Allerød interstadial. Human remains recovered during the 1989 excavation were derived from a deposit dating to this interstadial, or between 14.3±0.3 ka and 13.5±0.1 ka. Anthropogenic features, including burnt rocks, baked sediment and thick charcoal and ash layers, were identified and examined through archaeomagnetic analysis. Two monkey fossils are described here, one of them being reassigned from Macaca robustus to M. aff. M. assamensis. They confirm the young age of the site and also show signs of anthropogenic alteration in the form of burning. Additional human cranial remains are reported for the first time and new data are provided for some specimens described previously. A range of new features is identified that strengthen the affinities of the Maludong remains to archaic humans. The presence of this globally unique mosaic of archaic and modern features raises important questions about human evolutionary history in East Asia during the Late Upper Pleistocene.

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“…nam (Nisbett and Ciochon 1993), notably Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (Timmins et al 1999;Haus et al 2009), and also the Nui Giang Man area, Di Gia Nature Reserve and Na Hang Nature Reserve (Nadler et al 2004). These documents do not detail altitudes of observation and are rarely explicit whether macaques were on the karst: therefore it is not possible to tell whether there is the same habitual karst use, and a similar difference in altitudinal occupation In Myanmar, Anderson (1879) noted a large group of Assamese macaques on the bank of the Irrawaddy downstream of Bhamo (24°16'N, 97°14'E), below a huge limestone cliff.…”

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A Review of François' Leaf MonkeyTrachypithecus francoisi(sensu lato) in Lao PDR

Duckworth

Boonratana

Robichaud

et al. 2010

Primate Conservation

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Primates in northern Viet Nam: A review of the ecology and conservation status of extant species, with notes on pleistocene localities

Cited by 38 publications

References 24 publications

Biogeographic distribution and metric dental variation of fossil and living orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Biogeographic distribution and metric dental variation of fossil and living orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Further geological and palaeoanthropological investigations at the Maludong hominin site, Yunnan Province, Southwest China

A Review of François' Leaf MonkeyTrachypithecus francoisi(sensu lato) in Lao PDR

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