The part of the hindlimb between pelvis and the knee, corresponding to the femur. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: stylopod of hindlimb hindlimb propodium stylopod of lower limb hind propodium upper leg thigh hindlimb stylopodium hindlimb stylopod stylopod of hind limb hind limb stylopod proximal segment of free lower limb hind limb stylopodium

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Gray1238.png

homology notes

Most anatomists now agree that the three proximal bones of the tetrapod limbs are homologous to the two or three proximal elements of the paired fin skeleton of other sarcopterygians, that is the humerus-femur, radius-tibia, and ulna-fibula.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000376

terminology notes

Naming conventions for pod terms under discussion within phenoscape group.