CO-OPTION OF NECK MUSCLES SUPPORTED THE VERTEBRATE WATER-TO-LAND TRANSITION
Églantine Heude, Hugo Dutel, Frida Sánchez-Garrido, Karin D. Prummel, Robert L. Lalonde, France Lam, Christian Mosimann, Anthony Herrel, Shahragim Tajbakhsh
This study reconstructs the mesodermal origins of neck muscles in vertebrates, showing that neck evolution arose from pre-existing muscle groups in fishes through developmental expansion.
Nature Communications · Dec 4, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology