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Naming an Innominate: Pelvis and Hindlimbs of Miocene Whales Give an Insight into Evolution and Homology of Cetacean Pelvic Girdle

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Author	Gol’din, Pavel
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Cetaceans have highly transformed pelvic and hindlimb bones as a secondary adaptation to an aquatic lifestyle. Paleontological records of these bones are very scarce, which hampers interpretations of their homology and evolution. Newly found innominates, femora and tibia of Miocene baleen whales of family Cetotheriidae have primitive structure, which makes it possible to compare them with archaeocetes. As a result, a traditional view of a cetacean innominate as containing vestiges of all three pelvic bones and acetabulum is corroborated by new data and interpretations. A part of ischium (possibly, the superior ramus) is reduced in modern whales, but its vestige can sometimes be observed. A developmental mechanism underlying this pattern can hypothetically involve alterations in Pbx1 and Pbx2, Prrx1 and Prrx2, Pit1 or BMP7 expression: the observed anatomy is similar to reported cases of BMP7 mutations, which are combined with previously reported alterations in Shh regulation. Thus, pelvic and hindlimb reduction in modern cetaceans can in some aspects be compared to ‘Mermaid Syndrome’.
Starting Page	473
Ending Page	479
Page Count	7
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ISSN	00713260
Journal	Evolutionary Biology
Volume Number	41
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19342845
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-04-23
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cetacea Cetotheriidae Skeleton Pelvis Limb BMP7 Evolutionary Biology Ecology Developmental Biology Human Genetics Animal Genetics and Genomics
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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