Editing Moropus (section)

=== Postcranial skeleton ===
''Moropus''<nowiki/>' neck was somewhat like that of a modern horse, albeit considerably stockier.<ref name=":0" /> All of ''Moropus''<nowiki/>' [[Cervical vertebrae|cervical]] (neck) [[Vertebra|vertebrae]] were somewhat elongated, and the neck was long enough that, when drinking, ''Moropus'' would have to splay its forelimbs to reach the ground level, as in modern [[Giraffe|giraffes]]. This, and the fact that the [[Anatomical terms of location|dorsal]] musculature of the neck appears to have been stronger than the [[Anatomical terms of location|ventral]] musculature, suggest that ''Moropus'' held its neck obliquely upright.<ref name=":7" /> As in other [[chalicothere]]s, ''Moropus'' differed from typical ungulates in having large claws, rather than hooves, on the feet. Three large, highly compressed claws were present on each of the front feet, supported inside by fissured bony [[Phalanx bone|phalanges]]. As with all schizotheriines, the articulation of the [[phalanges|phalangeal]] (finger) bones shows that ''Moropus'' could retract its claws enough to walk smoothly with the front feet in a normal digitigrade stance, lifting the claws by [[Anatomical terms of motion|hyperextension]]. ''Moropus'' was likely more heavily quadrupedal than ''Chalicotherium''. However, while not as extreme as in ''Chalicotherium'', ''Moropus''<nowiki/>' [[pelvis]] still bore some adaptations for bipedal stance, such as a long [[ischium]], and changes in the structure of the hindfoot (i.e. the shortening and widening of the [[Talus bone|astragalus]]) to increase its weight-bearing capabilities without sacrificing limb length.<ref name=":7" />