Pentadactyl Limb?

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A pentadactyl limb is basically any limb that has five digits. A human arm or leg is an example of a pentadactyl limb.

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In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word ... More »

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What is a pentadactyl limb?

A limb of an animal with 5 digits (like an arm or a leg).

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What animal has a pentadactyl limb?

All vertebrae's have these.

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What does a pentadactyl limb look like?

-_-_-_-_-_-_-. I will focus on the on the pentadactyl FORELIMB (arm). It is the limb that is common in vertebrates (e.g. humans, birds, dogs, whales, bats ALL HAVE ONE!). It supports

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How did the bat's wing (pentadactyl limb) evolve?

I know that the pentadactyl limb is a homology, because the human arm, whale flipper, dog leg, etc. all evolved from that limb of a common ancestor. I'm trying to think in terms of

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