vertebrae

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On a recent afternoon, volunteers bustled around the museum wheeling carts of jaws and vertebrae carefully organized by species.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The discovery is based on fossil remains that include teeth, vertebrae, and toe bones.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The 36-year-old was taken to a local hospital with severe shoulder damage and fractures to several vertebrae in his back, and had major surgery.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He hung in the midst of a sea of bones, with the blue sky visible through a fretwork of ribs and vertebrae.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer