Conflicting developmental and paleontological data: the case of the bird manus

• Autorzy: Hecht M.K. , Hecht B.M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Phylogenetic inference is based on the distribution of characters across taxa. Characters and their states should be described in all of their complexity. The entire development of a structure should be considered to determine its significance in the search for homology and synapomorphy and for the determination of homoplasy. Simplistic description of characters often leads to comparisons of homoplasies. The pattern of development of the manus of living amniotes demonstrates a basic plan that has been retained in living birds but has been modified in theropod dinosaurs. The primitive pattern of digital and metacarpal reduction in birds (2-3-4) and other living amniotes is contrasted with manus reduction pattern of the theropods (1-2-3) based on comparative morphology. Neither digital pattern reducton is derivable from the other. The recent discovery of early dinosaurs with primitive stages of the derived reduction patterns indicates an earlier origin for birds than previously postulated. This study demonstrates the use of developmental data in distinguishing homologous structures from homoplastic structures which is important in cladistic analysis.

PL

Wyprowadzony z danych embriologicznych styl redukcji metakarpaliów w skrzydle ptaków (2-3-4) jest odmienny od udokumentowanego paleontologicznie stylu redukcji dłoni teropodów (1-2-3). Jeśli uznać zasadność tej rozbieżności ptaki wyodrębniły się z gałęzi ewolucyjnej dinozaurów przed powstaniem teropodów.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 1993
• Tom: 38
• Numer: 3-4
• Opis fizyczny: p.329-338,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Hecht M.K.

• Department of Biology, Queens College of C.U.N.Y. Flushing, New York 11367, USA

autor

Hecht B.M.

• Department of Biology, Queens College of C.U.N.Y. Flushing, New York 11367, USA

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