Variation of thoracolumbar vertebral morphology in anthropoid primates.
Yuki KinoshitaEishi HirasakiPublished in: American journal of biological anthropology (2024)
Our results suggest that quadrupedal locomotion requires the functional differentiation between thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and for hominoids, functional adaptation to orthograde posture necessitates a relatively more uniform shape of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.