Evolution and homology of the astragalus in early amniotes: New fossils, new perspectives

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-425

  O'Keefe, F Robin ^a   Sidor, Christian A ^a   Larsson, Hans C E ^b   Maga, Abdoudaye ^c   Ide, Oumarou ^c  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines   (Niger)

Author keywords

Amniote; Ankle; Astragalus; Captorhinid; Homology

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; TALUS; VERTEBRATE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; EXTREMITIES; FOSSILS; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; TALUS; TARSUS, ANIMAL; VERTEBRATES;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; CAPTORHINIDAE; REPTILIA; SAURIA; TESTUDINES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 33645533530     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10413     Document Type: Article

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