The backbone and the bony structures

The backbone and the bony structures

The backbone and the bony structures

The backbone and the bony structures

The backbone and the bony structures

The backbone and the bony structures associates has seen massive changes in the evolutionary history. First, compare and contrast the vertebrae structure in sharks and teleost fish. Second, look at the bony structured attached to some of those vertebrae: the ribs. Compare and contrast the rib structure in fish, tetrapods and birds. Provide some discussion points how these differences accommodate for different body structures or life histories in these taxa.