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Acuña,Francisco; Sidorkewicj,Nora S.; Popp,Albertina I.; Casanave,Emma B.. |
ABSTRACT Sexual differences in some of the components of the pectoral girdle and forelimb of Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804) were investigated by means of geometric morphometrics. A total of 15 scapulae (7 males, 8 females) and 50 humeri-ulnae complexes (24 males, 26 females) were examined. No size differences were detected between sexes for any of the bones, but shape differences were found for the humerus and the ulna that enhance the in-forces or the related in-levers. Females had a more robust humerus, with an enlarged deltoid tuberosity, a more spherical head, higher tubercular and epicondylar widths, and more developed supracondylar crests. The ulna of the females was characterised by a more pronounced curvature along its main axis, a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Large hairy armadillo; Fossorial mammals; Shape-based dimorphism; Appendicular skeleton. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212017000100210 |
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RIGA,BERNARDO J. GONZÁLEZ; LAMANNA,MATTHEW C.; OTERO,ALEJANDRO; DAVID,LEONARDO D. ORTIZ; KELLNER,ALEXANDER W.A.; IBIRICU,LUCIO M.. |
Abstract: In the last two decades, the number of phylogenetically informative anatomical characters recognized in the appendicular skeleton of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs has increased dramatically with the discovery of new and comparatively complete specimens. Here we provide an overview of the appendicular skeletal morphology of South American titanosaurs and discuss its significance for phylogenetic reconstruction. The appendicular skeletal diversity of South American titanosaurs is substantially greater than was initially appreciated. Moreover, some regions of the appendicular skeleton, such as the pes, exhibit remarkable variability in form. Multiple synapomorphies of Titanosauria and the less inclusive clades Lithostrotia and Saltasauridae... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Titanosauria; South America; Appendicular skeleton; Osteology; Phylogeny; Colossosauria. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000400514 |
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