Regionalization of the axial skeleton predates functional adaptation in the forerunners of mammals
Katrina E. Jones, Sarah González, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Stephanie E. Pierce
Topics & Concepts
BiologyEvolutionary biologyEvolution of mammalsMammalVertebral columnFunctional diversityExtant taxonConvergent evolutionModularity (biology)BaboonPaleontologyPhylogeneticsEcologyGeneBiochemistryEvolution and Paleontology StudiesMorphological variations and asymmetryPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology