Definition of Hypotarsus. Meaning of Hypotarsus. Synonyms of Hypotarsus

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Definition of Hypotarsus

Hypotarsus
Hypotarsus Hy`po*tar"sus, n.; pl. Hypotarsi. [NL. See Hypo-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process. -- Hy`po*tar"sal, a.

Meaning of Hypotarsus from wikipedia

- the foramen is lateral to the long axis of the lateral groove of the hypotarsus; in the second, the foramen is on or medial to the axis of that groove...
- parrot from the Miocene of Germany, with comments on the variation of hypotarsus morphology in some Psittaciformes" (PDF). Belgian Journal of Zoology....
- of Chicago Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7. Gerald Mayr (2019). "Hypotarsus morphology of the Ralloidea supports a clade comprising Sarothrura and...
- genera Palaeocryptonyx and Palaeortyx, although the structure of the hypotarsus evocates the Pliocene genus Plioperdix. Tologuica had a carpometacarpus...
- longus) together with a plantarly located sulcus. This structure of the hypotarsus is definitively more derived than in Anhimidae and fossil Presbyornithidae...
- parrot from the Miocene of Germany, with comments on the variation of hypotarsus morphology in some Psittaciformes. Belgian Journal of Zoology 134(1):...
- proportionally smaller than those of Psilopterus. In the tarsometatarsus, the hypotarsus has two protrusions, one laterally and one medially, in its most proximal...
- though still able to fly when required. Hume stated in 2023 that the hypotarsus (a process on the hind side of the tarsometatarsus that support the tendons...
- metatarsals were fused, the proximal part of metatarsal III was wide, and the hypotarsus (a wide ridge extending down the back of the tarsometatarsus) was poorly...
- is preserved in any of the specimens. As in most enantiornitheans, no hypotarsus (a wide ridge on the back of the tarsometatarsus) is present. Irrespective...