Upright posture

Last updated July 27, 2025

An upright posture is when an animal's craniocaudal axis is vertical like the posture during the bipedal gait ^[1] or the posture of a seahorse.^[2]

References

↑ Bailey, Alexander S. MD; Adler, Federico MD; Min Lai, Sue PhD; Asher, Marc A. MD (2001). "A comparison between bipedal and quadrupedal rats: do bipedal rats actually assume an upright posture?". Spine Journal. 26 (14): E308 –E313. doi:10.1097/00007632-200107150-00006. PMID 11462096.
↑ Teske, Peter R.; Beheregaray, Luciano B. (2009). "Evolution of seahorses' upright posture was linked to Oligocene expansion of seagrass habitats". Biology Letters. 5 (4). The Royal Society: 521–523. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0152. PMC 2781918 . PMID 19451164 . Retrieved 2025-04-07.

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[1] Bailey, Alexander S. MD; Adler, Federico MD; Min Lai, Sue PhD; Asher, Marc A. MD (2001). "A comparison between bipedal and quadrupedal rats: do bipedal rats actually assume an upright posture?". Spine Journal. 26 (14): E308 –E313. doi:10.1097/00007632-200107150-00006. PMID 11462096.

[2] Teske, Peter R.; Beheregaray, Luciano B. (2009). "Evolution of seahorses' upright posture was linked to Oligocene expansion of seagrass habitats". Biology Letters. 5 (4). The Royal Society: 521–523. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0152. PMC 2781918 . PMID 19451164 . Retrieved 2025-04-07.

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