- had lost
their pleurocentra, and the
intercentra made up the
entire body of the vertebrae.
Embolerimi had
intercentra and
pleurocentra that were of equal...
-
segments are
equal in size. Most
other tetrapods have
pleurocentra and
intercentra which are
drastically different in size and shape.
Embolomeres were among...
- holospondylous,
having only a
single ossification per segment. They
lacked intercentra, even in the tail, and had are no free
haemal arches. The
neural arch...
-
containing a
remnant of the notochord.
Reptiles often retain the
primitive intercentra,
which are
present as
small crescent-shaped bony
elements lying between...
-
hesitated from
designating Proterogyrinus as a true embolomere,
because its
intercentra (the
forward portion of each vertebra) were
smaller than its pleurocentra...
-
along with
loosely articulated/****ociated left forelimb, ribs, and
intercentra.
Other postcrania may be present. The
described paratypes also comprise...
-
synapomorphies of the
clade include "absence of
intercentra in
cervical region;
absence of
intercentra in
dorsal region; scapulocoracoid,
ratio of anteroposterior...
-
otherwise unossified notocord or
consisting of thin-walled, ring-shaped
intercentra topped by the
neural arch. The name
pyllospondily is from Gr****, "leaf...
- it is more
solid and
sharply outlined.
According to
Sulej (2007), the
intercentra of
cervical and
thoracic vertebra are
fully ossified. The pleurocentra...
- in
primitive forms,
vanishing entirely in the more
advanced ones. The
intercentra bore the
weight of the animal,
being large and
forming a
complete ring...
