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...runs from the bones of the pelvis to the femur (the proximal bone of the hind limb). This reptilian muscle appears to be represented by three mammalian hip muscles: psoas, iliacus, and pectineus. Iliofemoralis acts as an abductor of the hip in reptiles and appears to be represented by the gluteal muscles in mammals, but the function of the gluteal muscles is different. More similar in...
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