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Quadrupedalism
Minggu, 2026-05-24 00:51:52

horizontal posture of the trunk. Although nearly all quadrupedal animals are pronograde, bipedal animals also have that posture, including many living birds and...

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Orthograde posture
Rabu, 2026-05-13 19:03:58

different species. These major morphological changes differentiate them from pronograde hominin seen in the skull, vertebral column, pelvis, and femur fossils...

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Proconsul (mammal)
Rabu, 2025-09-10 23:48:05

World monkeys.[citation needed] Proconsul's monkey-like features include pronograde posture, indicated by a long flexible back, curved metacarpals, and an...

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Parapithecidae
Senin, 2026-05-11 11:32:19

and its postcranial skeleton is similar to that of extant species of pronograde leapers, indicating its likely form of locomotion. Fossil evidence presented...

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Proteopithecidae
Jumat, 2026-05-08 22:38:45

indicates an animal that would do a considerable amount of running and pronograde (four limbed) leaping. Seiffert et al. (2010) note that Simons, the discoverer...

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Thumb
Jumat, 2026-04-10 22:30:59

perform the pad-to-pad grip associated with opposability. However, in pronograde monkeys such as baboons, an adaptation to a terrestrial lifestyle has...

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Nomina Anatomica
Senin, 2024-01-22 08:18:28

Ienaiensia Nomina Anatomica, INA). The JNA was notable for its adoption of a pronograde (horizontal) axis, which was well suited for the use of common anatomy...

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Notharctus
Kamis, 2026-06-04 06:05:28

caudals. The thorax is long and deep. In life, Notharctus was likely pronograde in posture, similar to modern lemurs. The same can be said for the general...

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Pierolapithecus
Senin, 2026-06-08 00:24:52

being acquired. The condition in this genus is related to a retained pronograde plan. Although the lumbars, ribs, and carpals are orthograde, the degree...

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Sunda slow loris
Minggu, 2026-05-31 02:47:17

Ishida, H.; Jouffroy, F.K.; Nakano, Y. (1986). "Comparative dynamics of pronograde and upside down horizontal quadrupedalism in the slow loris (Nycticebus...

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Suspensory behavior
Selasa, 2025-05-27 09:54:29

of the weight is on the tail and the other half on the hind limb(s). Pronograde tail/quadrumanous-suspend: All five limbs help support the body while...

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Vertical clinging and leaping
Selasa, 2025-10-07 21:33:41

Galago) (C) During the limbs-down vertical cling leap, the torso is pronograde, with all limbs positioned underneath the body. (ex. Cheirogaleus) There...

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Rudapithecus
Senin, 2026-04-27 13:21:19

orthograde (upright) posture as opposed to monkeys which tend to have pronograde (horizontal) posture. One feature of the pelvic bone that suggests upright...

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Adapis
Jumat, 2026-06-05 05:21:16

somewhat concaves, and the hamulus having a moderate form. Adapis having a pronograde body position (body parallel with the ground) is evident by the dorsiflexion...

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