And to Gould, the thumb of the giant panda ... Two independently evolved sesamoid thumbs hint that carnivores are so constrained by their anatomy that they have only one pathway by which they ...

also have modified sesamoid “thumbs” which they use to manipulate bamboo. Hence, given the similar wrist anatomy and diet of these two carnivorans, it might be assumed that the false thumbs ...

modern giant pandas — Ailuropoda melanoleuca — have an enlarged wrist bone called a radial sesamoid which they use to manipulate bamboo. Previous research documented evidence of the thumb ...

In addition to the normal five digits on the paws of most mammals, the giant panda has a greatly enlarged wrist bone, the radial sesamoid, which acts as a sixth digit－an opposable thumb for ...

An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda to survive solely on bamboo and the evolutionary history of panda's false thumbs. When is a thumb not a thumb? When it's an elongated wrist bone of the ...

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which helps this veggie ...

“Unless you really cut through carefully and think about the anatomy, it might seem ... attached to it as do the panda’s thumb or a human sesamoid. Weissengruber also points out that ...

The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became ... bone called a radial sesamoid.

The fossil is the earliest example of an enlarged radial sesamoid – a bone that functions as an opposable thumb – in the panda’s lineage, according to the article published in the peer ...

also have modified sesamoid "thumbs" which they use to manipulate bamboo. Hence, given the similar wrist anatomy and diet of these two carnivorans, it might be assumed that the false thumbs are ...