On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

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On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton is a 1848 anatomical treatise by Richard Owen that systematically analyzes the structural plan and comparative homologies of vertebrate skeletons, helping to establish modern comparative anatomy.

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instanceOf anatomical treatise
book
scientific work
addresses homologies of limb skeletons among vertebrates
relationships between skull and vertebral column
systematic comparison of vertebrate skeletal elements
analyzes comparative homologies of vertebrate skeletal elements
structural plan of vertebrate skeletons
associatedWithConcept correspondence of skeletal elements across vertebrate taxa
serial homology
vertebrate archetype
author Richard Owen NERFINISHED
authorProfession anatomist
paleontologist
contributedTo 19th-century debates on homology
development of modern comparative anatomy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
field anatomy
comparative anatomy
vertebrate morphology
genre scientific monograph
historicalPeriod 19th-century biology
historicalSignificance foundational work in systematizing vertebrate skeletal homologies
influenced later work in vertebrate morphology
subsequent anatomical classification of vertebrates
language English
mainSubject archetype of the vertebrate skeleton
homology
vertebrate skeleton
partOfAuthorCareerPhase Richard Owen's mid-19th-century anatomical publications
publicationCentury 19th century
publicationYear 1848

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