Size and shape regional differentiation during the development of the spine in the nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Xenarthrans (armadillos, anteaters, sloths, and their extinct relatives) are unique among mammals in displaying a distinctive specialization of the posterior trunk vertebrae—supernumerary vertebral xenarthrous articulations. This study seeks to understand how xenarthry develops through ontogeny and...

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