tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post570044733547901055..comments2024-03-02T00:44:55.128-08:00Comments on Pleiotropy: Crocodilian relatives that walked upright?Bjørn Østmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-73322520576706202862012-10-30T12:21:53.243-07:002012-10-30T12:21:53.243-07:00Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-58253107500764714352012-10-30T12:10:35.235-07:002012-10-30T12:10:35.235-07:00It's legit. The rauisuchians had a posture cal...It's legit. The rauisuchians had a posture called "pillar-erect", achieved by making the ilium horizontal and moving the acetabulum ventrally, resulting in hind limbs that were vertical. <br /><br />Even for crocodylomorphs, some suggest that an erect posture is the plesiomorphic condition, with the sprawling posture of crocs nowadays coming about as they adaptated to an aquatic lifestyle from the Jurassic onwards. This is supported by several basal fossils having an erect posture, such as <i>Terrestrisuchus</i> and <i>Junggarsuchus</i>. See <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/2400955" rel="nofollow">Parrish (1987)</a> for the details (Junggarsuchus was described in 2004, so isn't mentioned). trilobutthttp://bioteaching.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com