Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand

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Fontanarrosa, Gabriela; Daza Vaca, Juan Diego; Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
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2018
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Gekkota (geckos and pygopodids) is a clade thought to have originated in the Early Cretaceous and that today exhibits one of the most remarkable scansorial capabilities among lizards. Little information is available regarding the origin of scansoriality, which subsequently became widespread and diverse in terms of ecomorphology in this clade. An undescribed amber fossil (MCZ R–190835) from mid-Cretaceous outcrops of the north of Myanmar dated at 99 Ma, previously assigned to stem Gekkota, preserves carpal, metacarpal and phalangeal bones, as well as supplementary climbing structures, such as adhesive pads and paraphalangeal elements. This fossil documents the presence of highly specialized adaptive structures. Here, we analyze in detail the manus of the putative stem Gekkota. We use morphological comparisons in the context of extant squamates, to produce a detailed descriptive analysis and a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) based on 32 skeletal variables of the manus. The comparative sample includes members of 15 extant squamate families (Agamidae, Dactyloidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Liolaemidae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Teiidae, and Scincidae). Although the fossil manus is qualitatively more similar to that of members of Gekkota, the LDA analysis places it in a morphozone shared by Gekkota and Scincomorpha. This result is particularly interesting, given that despite the presence of paraphalangeal structures had only been reported in extant geckos of the families Gekkonidae and Phyllodactylidae, the usage of an adhesive subdigital system to climb originated independently in Gekkota, Scincidae, and Dactyloidae.
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Daza Vaca, Juan Diego. Sam Houston State University. Department of Biological Sciences; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
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Hand Evolution
Paraphalanges
Squamata Paleobiology
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spelling Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard handFontanarrosa, GabrielaDaza Vaca, Juan DiegoAbdala, Virginia Sara LuzHand EvolutionParaphalangesSquamata Paleobiologyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Gekkota (geckos and pygopodids) is a clade thought to have originated in the Early Cretaceous and that today exhibits one of the most remarkable scansorial capabilities among lizards. Little information is available regarding the origin of scansoriality, which subsequently became widespread and diverse in terms of ecomorphology in this clade. An undescribed amber fossil (MCZ R–190835) from mid-Cretaceous outcrops of the north of Myanmar dated at 99 Ma, previously assigned to stem Gekkota, preserves carpal, metacarpal and phalangeal bones, as well as supplementary climbing structures, such as adhesive pads and paraphalangeal elements. This fossil documents the presence of highly specialized adaptive structures. Here, we analyze in detail the manus of the putative stem Gekkota. We use morphological comparisons in the context of extant squamates, to produce a detailed descriptive analysis and a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) based on 32 skeletal variables of the manus. The comparative sample includes members of 15 extant squamate families (Agamidae, Dactyloidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Liolaemidae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Teiidae, and Scincidae). Although the fossil manus is qualitatively more similar to that of members of Gekkota, the LDA analysis places it in a morphozone shared by Gekkota and Scincomorpha. This result is particularly interesting, given that despite the presence of paraphalangeal structures had only been reported in extant geckos of the families Gekkonidae and Phyllodactylidae, the usage of an adhesive subdigital system to climb originated independently in Gekkota, Scincidae, and Dactyloidae.Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaFil: Daza Vaca, Juan Diego. Sam Houston State University. Department of Biological Sciences; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2018-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/64819Fontanarrosa, Gabriela; Daza Vaca, Juan Diego; Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Cretaceous Research; 84; 4-2018; 120-1330195-6671CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667117302392info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:53:17Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/64819instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:53:18.164CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
title Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
spellingShingle Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Hand Evolution
Paraphalanges
Squamata Paleobiology
title_short Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
title_full Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
title_fullStr Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
title_full_unstemmed Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
title_sort Cretaceous fossil gecko hand reveals a strikingly modern scansorial morphology: Qualitative and biometric analysis of an amber-preserved lizard hand
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Daza Vaca, Juan Diego
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
author Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
author_facet Fontanarrosa, Gabriela
Daza Vaca, Juan Diego
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
author_role author
author2 Daza Vaca, Juan Diego
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Hand Evolution
Paraphalanges
Squamata Paleobiology
topic Hand Evolution
Paraphalanges
Squamata Paleobiology
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Gekkota (geckos and pygopodids) is a clade thought to have originated in the Early Cretaceous and that today exhibits one of the most remarkable scansorial capabilities among lizards. Little information is available regarding the origin of scansoriality, which subsequently became widespread and diverse in terms of ecomorphology in this clade. An undescribed amber fossil (MCZ R–190835) from mid-Cretaceous outcrops of the north of Myanmar dated at 99 Ma, previously assigned to stem Gekkota, preserves carpal, metacarpal and phalangeal bones, as well as supplementary climbing structures, such as adhesive pads and paraphalangeal elements. This fossil documents the presence of highly specialized adaptive structures. Here, we analyze in detail the manus of the putative stem Gekkota. We use morphological comparisons in the context of extant squamates, to produce a detailed descriptive analysis and a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) based on 32 skeletal variables of the manus. The comparative sample includes members of 15 extant squamate families (Agamidae, Dactyloidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Liolaemidae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Teiidae, and Scincidae). Although the fossil manus is qualitatively more similar to that of members of Gekkota, the LDA analysis places it in a morphozone shared by Gekkota and Scincomorpha. This result is particularly interesting, given that despite the presence of paraphalangeal structures had only been reported in extant geckos of the families Gekkonidae and Phyllodactylidae, the usage of an adhesive subdigital system to climb originated independently in Gekkota, Scincidae, and Dactyloidae.
Fil: Fontanarrosa, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Daza Vaca, Juan Diego. Sam Houston State University. Department of Biological Sciences; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
description Gekkota (geckos and pygopodids) is a clade thought to have originated in the Early Cretaceous and that today exhibits one of the most remarkable scansorial capabilities among lizards. Little information is available regarding the origin of scansoriality, which subsequently became widespread and diverse in terms of ecomorphology in this clade. An undescribed amber fossil (MCZ R–190835) from mid-Cretaceous outcrops of the north of Myanmar dated at 99 Ma, previously assigned to stem Gekkota, preserves carpal, metacarpal and phalangeal bones, as well as supplementary climbing structures, such as adhesive pads and paraphalangeal elements. This fossil documents the presence of highly specialized adaptive structures. Here, we analyze in detail the manus of the putative stem Gekkota. We use morphological comparisons in the context of extant squamates, to produce a detailed descriptive analysis and a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) based on 32 skeletal variables of the manus. The comparative sample includes members of 15 extant squamate families (Agamidae, Dactyloidae, Iguanidae, Leiosauridae, Liolaemidae, Polychrotidae, Tropiduridae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Teiidae, and Scincidae). Although the fossil manus is qualitatively more similar to that of members of Gekkota, the LDA analysis places it in a morphozone shared by Gekkota and Scincomorpha. This result is particularly interesting, given that despite the presence of paraphalangeal structures had only been reported in extant geckos of the families Gekkonidae and Phyllodactylidae, the usage of an adhesive subdigital system to climb originated independently in Gekkota, Scincidae, and Dactyloidae.
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