10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHICOELOUS»
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In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods
V3656 (Figure 9.92): This slightly amphicoelous, nonnotochordal anterior caudal
centrum has well- developed articular surfaces for the the transverse processes,
which are located dorsolaterally on the anterior half of the centrum. Dorsally.
Nicholas C. Fraser, Hans-Dieter Sues, 1997
2
Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs
12, 13) because the centrum is amphicoelous (i.e., concave at both ends), as in
Archaeopteryx and Ichthyornis (Marsh, 1880). A similar but less complete
amphicoelous thoracic vertebra (SMC B55280; Seeley, 1876:501) is probably
from the ...
Luis M. Chiappe, Lawrence M. Witmer, 2002
3
Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
A, amphicoelous. B, procoelous. C, opisthocoelous. D, heterocoelous. E,
amphiplatyan. a) Amphicoelous, both ends concave. b) Procoelous, anterior end
concave, posterior end convex. c) Opisthocoelous, anterior end convex, posterior
end ...
4
Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: Understanding the Life of ...
domorphs is the change from amphicoelous articular surfaces to an
opisthocoelous condition. Again, this change obviously occurred rapidly because
the immediate sauropod outgroup Melanorosaurus (Galton et al. 2005) and some
of the ...
5
The Evolution of the Vertebral Column
Since in all complete menisci the peripheral ring is thicker than the middle of the
disk, this is, in amphicoelous vertebrae, bordered in front and behind by chorda
so far as this is not constricted. Farther, the first pad between centrum 1 and ...
H. F. Gadow, J. F. Gaskell, H. L. H. H. Green, 2014
6
The Dinosauria: Second Edition
... process has only a low vertical component projecting dorsally. Pre- and
postzygapophyses are present, and the latter bear epipophyses. Postaxial
cervical centra are amphiplatyan, amphicoelous, or at most weakly
opisthocoelous (fig. 5.9B) ...
David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska, 2004
Vertebrae amphicoelous 2. Ribs free. 3. Fertilization internal. Examples :
Ascaphus, Leiopelma. Suborder 2. Opisthocoela 1. Vertebrae opisthocoelous. 2.
Ribs free. Examples : Pipa, Xenopus, Alytes, Bombinator Suborder 3.
Anomocoela 1.
Dr. M. C. Bhatnagar, Dr. Geeta Bansal
8
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
One is markedly procoelous, while the other, more posterior, one is
amphicoelous, but with a higher centrum than the larger vertebra from Varennes.
In England, sauropod caudal vertebrae from the Cambridge Greensand were
described by ...
9
Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences ...
Chordoid tissue persists in the region of intervertebral articulations and occupies
the cavitations that lie between the centra of the amphicoelous vertebrae.
Chondroid tissue is restricted to zones in which the diameter of the notochord is ...
10
Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Saurians: A Historical Perspective
D.10.8 n.8 Amphicoelous centrum. Ichthyosaurian D.10.9 n.9 Worn centrum.
Plesiosaurian D.10.10 n.9.x Two cervical vertebrae. Plesiosaurian (noted by
Delair 1969) D.10.11 n.9.a Two cervical vertebrae. Plesiosaurian (noted by
Delair 1969) ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPHICOELOUS»
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The confusing diplospondylous tupilakosaurids
... known” thanks to the short, amphicoelous centra and tall neural arches of Tupilakosaurus. More specifically, the vertebrae of Tupilakosaurus ... «Scientific American, Apr 13»
In pursuit of Early Cretaceous crocodyliforms in southern England …
... and their vertebrae are amphicoelous (that is, with flattish articular faces), rather than procoelous (that is, with concave anterior articular faces ... «Scientific American, Sep 12»
The Giant, Prehistoric Squid That Ate Common Sense
The arranged vertebrae resemble the pattern of sucker discs on a cephalopod tentacle, with each amphicoelous vertebra strongly resembling a ... «Wired News, Oct 11»
