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Definition of Epiplastron

Epiplastron
Epiplastron Ep`i*plas"tron, n.; pl. Epiplastra. [Pref. epi- + plastron.] (Anat.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

Meaning of Epiplastron from wikipedia

- The turtle s**** is a shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles (the order Testudines), completely enclosing all the vital organs of the turtle...
- plastron, its underside, comprises (from head-most to tail-most) the epiplastron, the entoplastron, which is small and wedged in between the former and...
- openings for the limbs, and is relatively thin despite its size, though the epiplastron (the frontmost-portion of the lower carapace) was forked and very thick...
- distinct parts. At the anterior end of the plastron, the first part is the epiplastron, followed by the entoplastron. The next two divisions are the hyoplastron...
- Ancestral turtle features of the s**** include nine costal scutes and an epiplastron with a dorsal process. Derived features shared with early turtles like...
- Images Podocnemididae indet. Incertae sedis Centenario Bridge Right epiplastron A side-necked turtle Rhinoclemmys R. panamaensis Centenario Bridge S****...