Definition of Entoplastron. Meaning of Entoplastron. Synonyms of Entoplastron

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Definition of Entoplastron

Entoplastron
Entoplastron En`to*plas"tron, n.; pl. Entoplastra. [Ento- + plastron.] (Anat.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum.

Meaning of Entoplastron from wikipedia

- epiplastra, with the hyoplastra behind them. These enclose the singular entoplastron. These make up the front half of the plastron and the hyoplastron contains...
- underside, comprises (from head-most to tail-most) the epiplastron, the entoplastron, which is small and wedged in between the former and the hyoplastron;...
- pectorals, abdominals, and anals. The skeletal elements consist of a single entoplastron, as well as paired epiplastra, entoplastra, hyoplastra, hypoplastra and...
- Dakotaraptor furculae in fact represented a part of a turtle’s armor, the entoplastron of Axestemys splendida, a member of Trionychidae. In 2016, DePalma et...
- Dakotaraptor furculae in fact represented a part of a turtle’s armor, the entoplastron of Axestemys splendida, a member of Trionychidae. In 2016, DePalma et...
- Drazinderetes could have been among the largest known turtles, with one entoplastron indicating a potential length of 1.5 to 2.1 meters (4 ft 11 in to 6 ft...
- number of early protostegid and cheloniids. The wide wings along the entoplastron and its lack of fusion with the surrounding bones indicates that Longman's...
- of the plastron, the first part is the epiplastron, followed by the entoplastron. The next two divisions are the hyoplastron and the hypoplastron; from...
- greenish-black marbling. The carapace is distinctly keeled, and the entoplastron is boomerang-shaped. The plastron is yellowish-white and has no markings...
- vertebral 3–4 sulcus on neural 6; reduced cleithrum present; arrow-shaped entoplastron that does not separate the epiplastra anteriorly; one pair of mesoplastra...