Tag: overshot
How evolution overshot the optimum bone construction in hopping rodents
Bones that are separate in small jerboas are fully fused in large jerboas, but the bony structures that best support the stresses of jumping...
How evolution overshot the optimum bone construction in hopping rodents —...
Foot bones, which are separate in small hopping rodents, have fused in their larger relatives, and a team of researchers from the University of...