Longitudinal proportions in long bones are maintained throughout development.

<p>Graphs showing the relative position of each element throughout development. On the right of each graph is a 3D representation of an adult bone with colored marks of element locations. The horizontal curve lines indicate that the relative position of all elements is highly preserved throughout the entire growth period (average range of deviation, 4.4%). Data for this figure are provided in <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002212#pbio.1002212.s001" target="_blank">S1 Data</a>.