TY - JOUR N2 - The tarsometatarsus, a compound bone from the lower leg in birds, is the most important skeletal element in fossil penguin taxonomy, especially in the case of early members of this group. However, any attempt to go beyond the problem of mere classification obviously requires the better understanding of osteological traits under consideration. This in turn touches on the issue of interplay between bone and concomitant soft−tissue structures, such as muscles, tendons and vessels. This paper focuses on the more holistic comprehension of the tarsometatarsal section of the Eocene penguin foot, based on the analysis of the myology and the vascular system of its modern counterparts. A number of graphical reconstructions are provided with a discussion of the role of the hypotarsus and inter− metatarsal foramina. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/99615/PDF/10183_Volume36_Issue4_03_paper.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/99615 PY - 2015 IS - No 4 EP - 354 DO - 10.1515/popore−2015−0024 KW - Antarctica KW - Eocene KW - Holocene KW - Sphenisciformes KW - foot anatomy KW - reconstruction A1 - Jadwiszczak, Piotr PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research DA - 2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD] T1 - Another look at tarsometatarsi of early penguins SP - 343 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/99615 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -