Editing Therapsida (section)

===Posture===

Therapsid legs were positioned more vertically beneath their bodies than were the sprawling legs of [[reptile]]s and pelycosaurs. Also compared to these groups, the feet were more symmetrical, with the first and last toes short and the middle toes long, an indication that the foot's [[Axis (anatomy)|axis]] was placed parallel to that of the animal, not sprawling out sideways. This orientation would have given a more [[mammal]]-like gait than the [[lizard]]-like gait of the pelycosaurs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carroll|author-link=Robert L. Carroll|first=R. L.|title=Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution|year=1988|publisher=W. H. Freeman and Company|location=New York|isbn=978-0-7167-1822-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/vertebratepaleon0000carr/page/698 698]|title-link=Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution}}</ref>