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Sequence of ossification of the foot in marmosets ( Saguinus oedipus )
Author(s) -
Kraus Bertram S.,
Hampton John K.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330300308
Subject(s) - ossification , marmoset , anatomy , clearance , foot (prosody) , sequence (biology) , phalanx , biology , medicine , genetics , philosophy , paleontology , linguistics , urology
The cleared and alizarin‐stained feet of eight marmoset ( Saguinus oedipus ) fetuses revealed a sequence of initial ossification of the 19 bones of the foot that is almost totally different from that of man. The most striking difference is in the order of ossification of the distal phalanx of the big toe; in man it is the first bone to commence ossification, in the marmoset it is the fourteenth. It is suggested that the sequence of initial ossification in the foot may be species specific among the primates and may serve as a useful marker of teratogenic action.