Mammalian vertebral columns may reflect pace of evolution
Researchers find clues to evolution in the intricate mammalian vertebral column.
Jed Gottlieb | Nov. 14, 2019 | harvard~4 mins
Tags: science-technology basic-research fas jed-gottlieb katrina-jones mammals museum-of-comparative-zoology nature-communications oeb organismic-and-evolutionary-biology paleontology stephanie-pierce vertebral-column
Harvard study models forelimbs of echidnas to shed light on evolution
Using a detailed, musculoskeletal model of an echidna forelimb, Harvard scientists are not only shedding light on how the little-studied echidna’s forelimbs work, but also opening a window into understanding how extinct mammals might have used those limbs.
Peter Reuell | Nov. 30, 2018 | harvard~3 mins
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Harvard study models forelimbs of echidnas to shed light on evolution
Using a detailed, musculoskeletal model of an echidna forelimb, Harvard scientists are not only shedding light on how the little-studied echidna’s forelimbs work, but also opening a window into understanding how extinct mammals might have used those limbs.
Peter Reuell | Nov. 30, 2018 | harvard~3 mins
Tags: science-technology echidna echidnas evolution faculty-of-arts-and-sciences fas forelimb harvard mammal mammal-evolution mammals models monotreme peter-reuell pierce regnault reuell sophie-regnault stephanie-pierce
Study examines how mammal backbones changed during evolution
Harvard scientists are using the fossil record and a close examination of the vertebrae of thousands of modern animals to understand how and when specialized regions in the spines of mammals developed.
Peter Reuell | Oct. 19, 2018 | harvard~5 mins
Tags: science-technology backbone backbone-regions backbones evolution faculty-of-arts-and-sciences fas fossil fossils harvard hox-genes jones katrina-jones mammal mammals nonmammalian-synapsids peter-reuell pierce reptiles reuell science spine spine-regions spines stephanie-pierce synapsids vertebrae
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