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  • Title: Structure of the paws in Didelphis virginiana.
    Author: Cutts JH, Krause WJ.
    Journal: Anat Anz; 1983; 154(4):329-35. PubMed ID: 6660547.
    Abstract:
    The paws of Didelphis virginiana show several unusual features. They possess dermatoglyphs on the foot pads, have opposable first digits and the pads show a peculiar vascular arrangement. The hallux lacks a claw. The degree of innervation and the number and size of Pacinian corpuscles indicates that the paws of the opossum are finely sensitive to pressure and vibration.
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