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Linked morphological changes during palate evolution in early tetrapods.

Charles B Kimmel¹, Brian Sidlauskas, Jennifer A Clack

¹Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.

Journal of Anatomy

|June 25, 2009

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Palaeozoic tetrapod palate evolution shows conserved bone arrangements but variable size and shape changes. Allometric analyses reveal negative allometry in parasphenoids and potential paedomorphosis influencing other bone dimensions.

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Area of Science:

Paleontology
Evolutionary Biology
Vertebrate Anatomy

Background:

The palate is crucial for understanding early tetrapod evolution.
Palatal bone morphology and its variation provide insights into evolutionary processes.
Previous studies hinted at allometric changes but lacked detailed analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify ancestral palatal bone states in early tetrapods.
To analyze variations in palatal composition across early tetrapod radiations.
To recognize evolutionary correlations in the size and shape of palatal skeletal elements.

Main Methods:

Examination of dermal bone shapes and sizes in Palaeozoic tetrapod palates.
Analysis of size-standardized palatal bone dimensions using independent contrasts.
Bivariate phylomorphospace plots and mirrored character reconstructions on phylogenetic trees.

Main Results:

Palatal bones and their arrangements are generally conserved, but size and shape evolve considerably.
Negative allometry observed in parasphenoid length and width across Palaeozoic tetrapods, with distinct trajectories in temnospondyls and lepospondyls.
Inverse correlation between vomer and pterygoid lengths noted across most taxa, suggesting adaptive or developmental influences.

Conclusions:

Allometric analyses reveal subtle yet significant evolutionary changes in palatal bone morphology.
Paedomorphosis may explain some observed allometries, such as large parasphenoids in diminutive forms and ectopterygoid loss.
Further research is needed to determine the roles of adaptation and developmental bias in shaping these evolutionary correlations and allometries.