vertebral column
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The team found part of the dinosaur's skull, a complete vertebral column extending to the tail, and nearly intact forelimbs and hindlimbs, said CONICET.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Essentially, thresher shark vertebral column is fortified along its length and might work like a catapult, allowing the tail to launch over the head.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
They also used two-dimensional shape analysis techniques to examine variation in the spatial distribution of mineral structures along the vertebral column.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
It is early days, but we have used gastruloids to study the process of somitogenesis, the process that generates the vertebral column and the muscles.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
The long axis of the organ is obliquely placed so that the upper pole is much nearer the vertebral column than the lower pole.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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