Calcaneus is a bone in which limb region?

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The calcaneus is the heel bone located in the hind limb. It sits in the tarsal (hock) region of the back leg and serves as the attachment point for the common calcaneal tendon, enabling the hock to extend during movement. So, it belongs to the hind limb, not the forelimb, skull, or thorax.