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Definition of Pleurocentrum

Pleurocentrum
Pleurocentrum Pleu`ro*cen"trum, n. [NL. see Pleuro-, and Centrum.] (Anat.) One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebr[ae] in some fossil batrachians.

Meaning of Pleurocentrum from wikipedia

- elements. In temnospondyls, bones such as the spinous process, the pleurocentrum and the intercentrum are separate ossifications. Fused elements, however...
- Embolomeri) the intercentrum and pleurocentrum may be of equal size, while in the vertebrae of seymouriamorphs the pleurocentrum is the dominant element and...
- small axial intercentrum followed by a much larger axial pleurocentrum. The axial pleurocentrum is longer than tall, has a low neural spine set forwards...
- vertebral centra, which are formed by two cylindrical segments, the pleurocentrum at the rear and intercentrum at the front. These segments are equal...
- called the centrum, but in temnospondyls, this region was divided into a pleurocentrum and intercentrum. Two primary types of vertebrae are recognized in temnospondyls:...
- other vertebrates. Just beneath the arch lies the small plate-like pleurocentrum, which protects the upper surface of the notochord. Below that, a larger...
- notochord: a pleurocentrum and an intercentrum. In rhachitomous vertebrae, the intercentrum is large and semicircular, while the pleurocentrum divided into...
- intercentrum as well as a reduced pleurocentrum which was only present in mature individuals. Although the atlantal pleurocentrum (when present) was wedged between...
- anthracosaurs had vertebrae that were divided into several parts, including a pleurocentrum and intercentrum. Animals with this type of divided vertebrae were said...
- some reptile-like amphibians) "Grade" Embolomeri (Intercentrum and pleurocentrum cylinders of equal size, today considered a suborder of secondarily...