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SUBMITTER: Liston JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842561 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liston Jeff J JJ Maltese Anthony E AE Lambers Paul H PH Delsate Dominique D Harcourt-Smith William E H WEH van Heteren Anneke H AH
PeerJ 20191107
The traditional terminology of 'scythe' or 'sickle' shaped is observed to be flawed as an effective descriptor for pectoral fin shape in pachycormids. The diversity of pachycormid pectoral fin shapes is assessed across the 14 recognised genera that preserve complete pectoral fins, and improved terms are defined to more effectively describe their form, supported by anatomical observation and aspect ratio analysis of individual fins, and corroborated by landmark analysis. Three clear and distinct ...[more]