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Ungulates (/ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪts, -ɡjə-, -lɪts, -ləts/ UNG-gyuu-layts, -gyə-, -lits, -ləts) are
members of the
diverse clade Euungulata ("true ungulates"), which...
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walking on the toes with the heel and
wrist permanently raised, and
unguligrade,
walking on the nail or
nails of the toes (the hoof) with the heel/wrist...
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differences between the limb
anatomy of plantigrades,
unguligrades, and digitigrades.
Digitigrade and
unguligrade animals have
relatively long
carpals and tarsals...
- walk on the
soles of
their feet, are
described as
being plantigrade;
unguligrade animals are
those that walk on
hooves at the tips of
their toes. There...
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higher on the leg than the rest of the foot, such that in
digitigrade or
unguligrade species, it does not make
contact with the
ground when the
animal is...
- is the
joint between the
tarsal bones and
tibia of a
digitigrade or
unguligrade quadrupedal mammal, such as a horse, cat, or dog. This
joint may include...
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classified as
plantigrade (sole walking),
digitigrade (toe walking), or
unguligrade (nail walking). The
metatarsals are the
bones that make up the main part...
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reduced in number,
appropriate to the
number of toes. In
digitigrade and
unguligrade animals, the
metacarpals are
greatly extended and strengthened, forming...
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greater stride length allowing more speed. Some
animals such as
horses are
unguligrade,
walking on the tips of
their toes. This even
further increases their...
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helps to
distribute weight across the foot. Many
fossil camelids were
unguligrade and
probably hooved, in
contrast to all
living species.
Camelids are...
