Definition of Interclavicle. Meaning of Interclavicle. Synonyms of Interclavicle

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Definition of Interclavicle

Interclavicle
Interclavicle In`ter*clav"i*cle, n. (Anat.) See Episternum.

Meaning of Interclavicle from wikipedia

- An interclavicle is a bone which, in most tetrapods, is located between the clavicles. Therian mammals (marsupials and placentals) are the only tetrapods...
- (although crocodilians do retain the interclavicle), while in turtles, they form part of the armoured plastron. The interclavicle is absent in marsupials and placental...
- most birds and some species of non-avian dinosaurs, and is either an interclavicle or formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. In birds, its primary...
- had been found as early as 1924 in Oviraptor, but misidentified as an interclavicle. In the 1970s, John Ostrom revived the dinosaur–bird theory, which gained...
- The platypus has extra bones in the shoulder girdle, including an interclavicle not found in other mammals. As in many other aquatic and semiaquatic...
- and the interclavicle was well-developed, lying on the underside of the chest. In primitive forms, the two clavicles and the interclavicle could have...
- of the breastbone was the deepest point of the thorax. Clavicles or interclavicles were completely absent. Pterosaur wings were formed by bones and membranes...
- early sarcopterygians' cleithrum was retained as the clavicle, and the interclavicle was well-developed, lying on the underside of the chest. In primitive...
- monotremes also have extra bones in the shoulder girdle, including an interclavicle and coracoid, which are not found in other mammals. Monotremes retain...
- known specimen is smaller, the skull about 10 cm in length. A single interclavicle resembles that of Ichthyostega, an indication Ymeria may have resembled...