5. How do the phalanges in your four chosen species differ, and what is the functional significance of those differences?

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**Table 4.1 Comparison of Vertebrate Skeletons**

| Animal | Locomotion or Function (walk, land, fly, etc) | Direction or Position (from body) | Name of Bone (or Bone Group) | Comparison to Humans |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
| Cat    | land                                          |                                  | a. Femur                   | a. Femur             |
|        |                                               |                                  | b. Clavicle                | b. Scapula           |
|        |                                               |                                  | c. Ulna                    | c. Ulna              |
|        |                                               |                                  | d. Fibula                  | d. Tarsals           |
|        |                                               |                                  | e. Tarsals                 | e. Lumbar Vertebrae  |
|        |                                               |                                  |                            | f. Meta-Tarsals      |
| Frog   |                                               |                                  | a. Carpus                  | a. Tarsals           |
|        |                                               |                                  | b. Scapula                 | b. Scapula           |
|        |                                               |                                  | c. Humerus                 | c. Humerus           |
|        |                                               |                                  | d. Radius                  | d. Radius            |
| Rat    | land                                          |                                  | a. Tarsals                 | a. Tarsals           |
|        |                                               |                                  | b. Scapula                 | b. Scapula           |
|        |                                               |                                  | c. Thoracic Cage           | c. Thoracic Cage     |
|        |                                               |                                  | d. Coxa                    | d. Vertebrae         |
|        |                                               |                                  |                            | e. Coxa              |
| Deer   |                                               |                                  | a. Femur                   | a. Femur             |
|        |                                               |                                  | b. Humerus                 | b. Humerus           |
|        |                                               |                                  | c. Scapula                 | c. Scapula           |
|        |                                               |                                  | d. Coccyx                  | d. Coccyx            |

**Comparative Vertebrate Skeletal Questions:**

1. Name the limb bones common to all species examined. Do skeletal similarities support the hypothesis that the three shared a common ancestor, or are the skeletons so different that you think shared ancestry is
Transcribed Image Text:**Table 4.1 Comparison of Vertebrate Skeletons** | Animal | Locomotion or Function (walk, land, fly, etc) | Direction or Position (from body) | Name of Bone (or Bone Group) | Comparison to Humans | |--------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------| | Cat | land | | a. Femur | a. Femur | | | | | b. Clavicle | b. Scapula | | | | | c. Ulna | c. Ulna | | | | | d. Fibula | d. Tarsals | | | | | e. Tarsals | e. Lumbar Vertebrae | | | | | | f. Meta-Tarsals | | Frog | | | a. Carpus | a. Tarsals | | | | | b. Scapula | b. Scapula | | | | | c. Humerus | c. Humerus | | | | | d. Radius | d. Radius | | Rat | land | | a. Tarsals | a. Tarsals | | | | | b. Scapula | b. Scapula | | | | | c. Thoracic Cage | c. Thoracic Cage | | | | | d. Coxa | d. Vertebrae | | | | | | e. Coxa | | Deer | | | a. Femur | a. Femur | | | | | b. Humerus | b. Humerus | | | | | c. Scapula | c. Scapula | | | | | d. Coccyx | d. Coccyx | **Comparative Vertebrate Skeletal Questions:** 1. Name the limb bones common to all species examined. Do skeletal similarities support the hypothesis that the three shared a common ancestor, or are the skeletons so different that you think shared ancestry is
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