Evolution of forelimb musculoskeletal function across the fish-to-tetrapod transition.


Journal

Science advances
ISSN: 2375-2548
Titre abrégé: Sci Adv
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101653440

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 2021
Historique:
received: 15 07 2020
accepted: 07 12 2020
entrez: 1 2 2021
pubmed: 2 2 2021
medline: 2 2 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

One of the most intriguing questions in vertebrate evolution is how tetrapods gained the ability to walk on land. Although many hypotheses have been proposed, few have been rigorously tested using the fossil record. Here, we build three-dimensional musculoskeletal models of the pectoral appendage in

Identifiants

pubmed: 33523947
pii: 7/4/eabd7457
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd7457
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY).

Auteurs

J L Molnar (JL)

Anatomy Department, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA. julia.molnar@nyit.edu spierce@oeb.harvard.edu.

J R Hutchinson (JR)

Structure & Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.

R Diogo (R)

Anatomy Department, Howard University College of Medicine, 520 W St. NW, Numa Adams Building, Washington, DC 20059, USA.

J A Clack (JA)

University Museum of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.

S E Pierce (SE)

Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. julia.molnar@nyit.edu spierce@oeb.harvard.edu.

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