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The evolution and anatomy of the horse manus with an emphasis on digit reduction

We revisit digit reduction in the horse and propose that all five digits are partially present in the modern adult forelimb. Osteological descriptions of selected tetradactyl, tridactyl and monodactyl equids demonstrate the evolution of the forelimb. Histological, osteological and palaeontological e...

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Autores principales: Solounias, Nikos, Danowitz, Melinda, Stachtiaris, Elizabeth, Khurana, Abhilasha, Araim, Marwan, Sayegh, Marc, Natale, Jessica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5792948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171782