Tuesday, December 27, 2011

[Report] From Flat Foot to Fat Foot: Structure, Ontogeny, Function, and Evolution of Elephant “Sixth Toes”

[Report] From Flat Foot to Fat Foot: Structure, Ontogeny, Function, and Evolution of Elephant “Sixth Toes”: Elephants have an extra bone in their feet that can be traced through their fossil record to reveal a transition from flat to raised feet.

Authors: John R. Hutchinson, Cyrille Delmer, Charlotte E. Miller, Thomas Hildebrandt, Andrew A. Pitsillides, Alan Boyde

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