Primate skeletal collections are not very common Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel, Zurich), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlín), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum of Natural History, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York). In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from $Microcebus£ to $Gorilla£. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of $Gorilla£, $Pongo£, $Pan£ and $Hylobates£ have already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. THE PRIMATE SKELETAL COLLECTION CURATED AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID (SPAIN): A RESEARCH RESOURCE Pastor, J.F., Gutiérrez, B, Barbosa, M, San José, I., De Paz, F.J. Museo Anatómico. Departamento de Anatomía y Radiología. Universidad de Valladolid (Spain) juanpas@med.uva.es Primate skeletal collections are not very common. The most important in terms of species representation and number of specimens are located in Switzerland (Anthropology Department, Universität Zurich-Irchel. Zurich), Belgium (Musée Royale de l´Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Bruxelles), Germany (Zoologisches Museum A. Humboldt, Berlin), Netherlands (Rijksmuseum van Natuulijke Historie, Leiden), England (Natural History Museum, London) and USA (National Museum at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington; American Museum of Natural History, New York) In Spain, the largest and most diverse collection of primate skeletons is curated at the Anatomical Museum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid. This Museum dates back to 1861, but the preparation of animal skeletons begun in 1986. Specimens come from zoological parks, rescue centers, transfer of animals confiscated in customs and exchange with other research institutions. Currently, the section of primates is composed of 801 specimens covering 132 species, from Microcebus to Gorilla. Sex and provenience is known for all specimens, who are classified into four age groups: fetuses, juveniles, immatures and adults. Before skeletization, specimens that arrive in a good state of preservation are frozen in order to carry out dissection of the muscular system, and musculo-skeletal atlas of Gorilla, Pongo, Pan and Hylobateshave already been published. Species diversity and sample sizes offer potential research in diverse areas of primatology, and since most are specimens from captivity, a high frequency of degenerative conditions is observed, which makes the collection a valuable resource for pathology and gerontology. With a policy of free access to the collection to applicant researchers, the number of visiting scholars has increased considerably in recent years. Monkey skulls show in the Anatomical Musum of University of Valladolid Pan troglodytes (2,5 years old) Saguinus labiatus (Identification label) Lemur catta Gorilla gorilla (new born) CT (Reconstruction 3D) Pan troglodytes CT (Sagital seccion, reconstrucction 3D) Cebus apella V Congress of the European Association of Primatologist. September 10 al 13, 2013. Antwerpen (Belgium)