Very glad that this new #GRAVIBONE paper led by @camillebader.bsky.social and with Ursula Göhlich is out. Congrats for the great work Camille!!
The final chapter of my PhD is out!!
What happens when graviportal taxa get dwarfed? We explore this in dwarf elephantids from the Mediterranean Sea, looking at the inner and outer anatomy of limb long bones. 🐘📄
With @houssayecnrs.bsky.social and U. B. Göhlich
#GRAVIBONE
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
Terrestrial vertebrates rely on their skeleton to provide structural support and allow the movement of the body. Heavy, graviportal taxa, such as extant elephants, exhibit numerous adaptive features ....