Vertebral morphology, alternation of neural spine height, and structure in permo-carboniferous tetrapods, and a reappraisal of primitive modes of terrestrial locomotion
Auteur :
Sumida, Stuart Shigeo
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520097551
Date de publication :
18 sept. 1990
Poids :
272 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines the pattern of alternation of structure and height of vertebral neural spines in the context of a larger review of axial structure in the most terrestrial of primitive Permo-Carboniferous tetrapods. This title states that a coupled pattern of axial dorsiflexion and rotation played a significant role in primitive terrestrial locomotion.