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Preferred Label : limb;

Uberon definition : A paired appendage that is evolved from a paired fin. The extent of this structure includes autopod, stylopod and zeugopod regions when present, but excludes the girdle and its parts.;

Uberon synonym : free limb; limb sensu Vertebrata; pentadactyl limb; tetrapod limb;

Uberon related term : extremity; extremities;

Uberon narrow term : flipper;

Uberon Homology note : Most anatomists now agree that the three proximal bones of the tetrapod limbs are homologous to the two or three proximal elements of the paired fin skeleton of other sarcopterygians, that is the humerus-femur, radius-tibia, and ulna-fibula.[well established][VHOG];

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A paired appendage that is evolved from a paired fin. The extent of this structure includes autopod, stylopod and zeugopod regions when present, but excludes the girdle and its parts.

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02/05/2025


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