Technical report: a method for recovering the palmar and plantar pads of small primate cadaver specimens for dermatoglyphic analysis.
A method for recovering dermatoglyphic data from tamarin cadavers is described. The method involves the complete removal of the palmar and plantar pads with no destruction to the underlying skeletal elements. Once recovered, the pads are stored in a formalin solution. The stored pads of 213 individuals have remained in a good state of preservation for dermatoglyphic analysis for over four years.
D000818:Animals; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D008722:Methods; D011323:Primates / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014021:Tissue Preservation