Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals
(2020)
Journal Article
Denyer, A. L., Regnault, S., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2020). Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals. PeerJ, 8, e9760
The musculoskeletal system of marsupial mammals has numerous unusual features beyond the pouch and epipubic bones. One example is the widespread absence or reduction (to a fibrous “patelloid”) of the patella (“kneecap”) sesamoid bone, but prior studi... Read More about Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals.