Feet in the Foot - reference and abstract

[Colin McHenry <cmchenry@westserv.net.au>]

I also have a pdf if anyone is interested.

Colin



Albert Isidro and M. Teresa Vazquez,
Phylogenetic and ontogenetic parallelisms on talo-calcaneal 
superposition, The Foot, Volume 16, Issue 1, , March 2006, Pages 1-15.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WFR-4HNYMFG-1/2/1663c9a36b6f4cb3b00c5db2e8bd3bb1)

Abstract: The process of talo-calcaneal superposition is one of the most 
important steps in the transformation of the reptilian foot (primitive) 
into the mammalian foot (modern). This change was developed in certain 
families of mammal-like reptiles and transitional mammals during the 
Mesozoic age and represents a different path in the morphological 
development of the foot to that of other dominant reptiles (Dinosaurs, 
etc.). The talo-calcaneal superposition takes place during the embryonic 
stage of human life and ends during the primary stages of the foetal 
period of the same.This study aims to demonstrate the similarities 
between the phylogenic and ontogenic development of the said 
morphological change.

Keywords: Phylogeny; Ontogeny; Subtalar joint; Superposition; Talus; 
Calcaneous




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