Humerus shape change along evolutionary tree (IMAGE)

Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Humerus shape change along evolutionary tree

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The evolutionary pathway and shape change from an aquatic fish humerus to a terrestrial tetrapod humerus.

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Courtesy of Blake Dickson.

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