Anatomical diversification of a skeletal novelty in bat feet

Volume: 73, Issue: 8, Pages: 1591 - 1603
Published: Jun 26, 2019
Abstract
Neomorphic, membrane-associated skeletal rods are found in disparate vertebrate lineages, but their evolution is poorly understood. Here we show that one of these elements—the calcar of bats (Chiroptera)—is a skeletal novelty that has anatomically diversified. Comparisons of evolutionary models of calcar length and corresponding disparity-through-time analyses indicate that the calcar diversified early in the evolutionary history of Chiroptera,...
Paper Details
Title
Anatomical diversification of a skeletal novelty in bat feet
Published Date
Jun 26, 2019
Journal
Volume
73
Issue
8
Pages
1591 - 1603
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