A hoof condition that has been nearly eradicated from the cow population is now showing up in heifers. Corkscrew claw ...

This article outlines the basic anatomy of the foot bones, along with some of the most ... these toes point downward, forming a claw shape. In most cases, the condition develops with age.

However, the oversize claws weren't even the ... share certain similarities in bone arrangement and shape. But this unusual reptile's forelimb structure diverged dramatically, suggesting that ...

Everyone learns in school that that dinosaur skeletons are bones turned to stone ... Moyer and colleagues analyzed the claw by comparing its microscopic structure to those of living birds ...

Bones topped with a claw mimic its narrow, tapered structure while bones undergirding a nail are flat and wide. The distal phalanges that Boyer discovered looked like they belonged to animals with ...

the environment calving changes to the structure of the foot ... In the healthy claw, the pedal bone has a smooth base. However, in the claw from the lame cow, new bone growths can be seen ...

This unique anatomy inspired its ... with all the finger and wrist bones intact in this specimen," Zelenitsky said. "Even the keratinous sheath of the claw is preserved revealing how big and ...

The odd extra claw on both male and female H ... This superfluous digit is actually an extended wrist bone, hidden under the skin just south of the pinky, and helps them grasp the bamboo that ...