Misplaced Pages

Cnemial crest

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

The cnemial crest is a crestlike prominence located at the front side of the head of the tibiotarsus or tibia in the legs of many mammals and reptiles (including birds and other dinosaurs). The main extensor muscle of the thigh is attached to this ridge.

References

  1. Chatterjee, Sankar (2015). The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution. JHU Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781421415901.


Stub icon

This article about ornithology is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: