The middle limb segment of the pelvic free limb, between the autopod and stylopod segments. Includes as parts the hindlimb zeugopodial skeleton, which includes as parts the tibia and fibula, or their cartilage precursors, or evolutionary variants. [ PHENOSCAPE:curators ]

Synonyms: lower extremity zeugopod crus hindlimb zeugopodium lower extremity middle limb segment crus of hindlimb hindlimb zeudopodium middle limb segment of hindlimb shank zeugopod of hind limb hindlimb zeugopod zeugopod of hindlimb hindlimb middle limb segment intermediate segment of free lower limb hindlimb epipodium lower leg hind limb zeudopodium hind limb middle limb segment middle limb segment of hind limb hind limb zeugopod

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, pheno_slim

external ontology notes

FMA:24979 denotes the middle segment (zeugopod), its placement here is correct. See obo-anatomy archives for discussion

has related synonym

hind epipodium

leg

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:0003823

terminology notes

Naming conventions for pod terms under discussion within phenoscape group. TODO - add distinct term for skeleton and place AAO class here