Osteological correlate

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Osteological correlates are marks on the bones of animals that are made from the causal interactions of the soft-tissue and underlying bone. [1] The most classic osteological correlates in animal anatomy are the muscle scars and bony processes seen on the bones of animals. [2] These structures are caused from the pull of the muscles on the underlying bone. This pull places strain on the underlying bone, stimulating the formation of thicker bone in these regions and producing the underlying structures. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Hieronymus, T. (2009). "Osteological Correlates of Cephalic Skin Structures in Amniota: Documenting the Evolution of Display and Feeding Structures with Fossil Data". Biology. S2CID   88242407.
  2. ↑ Petermann, Holger; Sander, Martin (2013-02-25). "Histological evidence for muscle insertion in extant amniote femora: implications for muscle reconstruction in fossils". Journal of Anatomy. 222 (4): 419–436. doi:10.1111/joa.12028. ISSN   0021-8782. PMC   3610035 . PMID   23439026.
  3. ↑ McHenry, Matthew J. (2012-09-01). "When skeletons are geared for speed: the morphology, biomechanics, and energetics of rapid animal motion". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 52 (5): 588–596. doi: 10.1093/icb/ics111 . ISSN   1557-7023. PMID   22945756.
  4. ↑ "Abstracts". Journal of Morphology. 280 (S1). 2019-06-03. doi:10.1002/jmor.21003. ISSN   0362-2525.
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