Regionalization, constraints, and the ancestral ossification patterns in the vertebral column of amniotes
A. Verriere, N. B. Fröbisch, J. Fröbisch
This study examines vertebral development patterns in early Permian mesosaurid reptiles to infer ancestral conditions in amniotes and explores evolutionary constraints and regionalization differences in mammals and birds.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2021Evolutionary Biology