Locomotor and postural diversity among reptiles viewed through the prism of femoral microanatomy: Palaeobiological implications for some Permian and Mesozoic taxa

• Published in: Journal of anatomy Vol. 242; no. 5; pp. 891 - 916
• Main Authors: Gônet, Jordan, Bardin, Jérémie, Girondot, Marc, Hutchinson, John R., Laurin, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2023; Wiley; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Animal biology; Animals; Biological Evolution; Body mass; Dinosaurs - anatomy & histology; Earth Sciences; Endangered & extinct species; Evolution; Extinct species; Extinction; Femur; Femur - anatomy & histology; Fossils; functional morphology; Life Sciences; Locomotion; Mesozoic; microanatomy; Original; palaeobiology; Paleontology; Permian; Phylogeny; Posture; reptile; Reptiles & amphibians; Reptiles - anatomy & histology; Sciences of the Universe; Skeleton; Taphonomy; Triassic; Vertebrate Zoology; functional morphology; microanatomy; posture; femur; locomotion; reptile; palaeobiology

The water‐to‐land transition by the first tetrapod vertebrates represents a key stage in their evolution. Selection pressures exerted by this new environment on animals led to the emergence of new locomotor and postural strategies that favoured access to different ecological niches and contributed t...