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The variability of giraffe skull morphology

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
What does giraffe skull shape tell us about their development and evolution? Abstract Giraffe (Giraffa spp.) are among the most unique and charismatic extant animals, largely due to their distinct morphology. The evolutionary and developmental origin of ossicones is a key factor in giraffid biology, yet other features building their characteristic head
Nikolaos Kargopoulos, Jesús Marugán‐Lobón, Anusuya Chinsamy‐Turan, Bernard R. Agwanda, Michael Butler Brown, Stephanie Fennessy, Sara Ferguson, Rigardt Hoffman, Fredrick Lala, Arthur Muneza, Ogeto Mwebi, Moses Otiende, Alice Petzold, Sven Winter, Abdoul Razack Moussa Zabeirou, Julian Fennessy   +15 more
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Differences in extinction selectivity and their relationship to functional traits in late Cenozoic mollusks. [PDF]

PeerJ
Rojas-Ariza D, Strotz LC, Lieberman BS.
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Computed tomography reveals multiple origins of extreme caudal vertebral pneumaticity in sauropod dinosaurs

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Here, we present novel CT scan data of caudal vertebrae of six Middle–Late Jurassic sauropods, representing several eusauropod lineages. We synthesise these new data with a comprehensive critical appraisal of purported external and internal evidence for caudal vertebral PSP in Sauropodomorpha.
Samantha L. Beeston, Daniela Schwarz, Paul Upchurch, Stephen F. Poropat, Patrick Asbach, Philip D. Mannion   +5 more
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Digital range of motion analysis is sensitive to subjective steps in joint model construction

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
A systematic sensitivity analysis of a six degree‐of‐freedom range of motion (ROM) analysis workflow was conducted to evaluate how variation in the subjective steps of the reference pose assembly affects the determined viable poses in the ankle and tarsometatarsophalangeal III joints of Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
R. J. Lowes, A. Jannel, B. W. Griffin, T. L. Prescott, P. L. Falkingham   +4 more
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Specialty Grand Challenge in Paleontology

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2015
Robert eReisz, Hans-Dieter eSues
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Case Report: Neuropsychiatric improvement after treatment of pelvic venous disorder in a multisyndromic patient. [PDF]

Front Cardiovasc Med
Smith SJ, Sichlau MJ, Rowe PC, Knight DRT, Chen B, Smith BH, Sichlau IC.   +6 more
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Computed tomography reveals the endocranial anatomy of Crocodylia: Implications for phylogenetic relationships and ecomorphological convergence across Crocodylomorpha

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
The evaluation of the endocranial anatomy of 43 crocodylian species reveals several differences, including variation in the curvature of the encephalic endocast, the size of the endosseous labyrinth and paratympanic sinuses, and the presence of additional snout sinuses.
Paul M. J. Burke, Philip D. Mannion
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Taking evo-devo to the next level. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Hlusko LJ.
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Layer‐by‐layer soft‐tissue effects on flexion–extension‐dominant passive ex vivo limb joint ROM in quadrupedal mammals: An anatomical contribution to a morphofunctional framework

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Layer‐by‐layer passive ex vivo assessment of flexion–extension‐dominant limb joint ROM across rabbit, pudu deer, chilla fox and pig revealed joint‐, tissue‐ and taxon‐specific responses to progressive tissue removal. Proximal joints often showed increasing ROM, whereas distal joints often showed non‐monotonic responses.
Paul Medina‐González, Valentina Bernal‐Fernández, Rodrigo Arancibia‐Müller, Pedro Aburto‐Valdebenito, Marcelo Gómez‐Jaramillo   +4 more
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Rapid isotopic exchange in mineralogically unaltered coral skeletons. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Stolarski J, Cisneros-Lazaro D, Adams A, Janiszewska K, Meibom A.   +4 more
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