Evolutionary history of temporal skull morphology in Reptilia and developmental insights into cranial diversification (IMAGE)

Toho University

Evolutionary history of temporal skull morphology in Reptilia and developmental insights into cranial diversification

Caption

Simplified phylogeny of the clade Reptilia including fossil (†) and living species. Living species are highlighted by a light blue background. The five temporal dermal bones are shown in distinct colors. Expression domains of Msx2 (blue), Runx2 (magenta), and Sp7 (green) are shown on the embryonic head illustrations of each extant species.

 

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Dr. Masayoshi Tokita

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