Definition of Epiplastra. Meaning of Epiplastra. Synonyms of Epiplastra

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Definition of Epiplastra

Epiplastra
Epiplastron Ep`i*plas"tron, n.; pl. Epiplastra. [Pref. epi- + plastron.] (Anat.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

Meaning of Epiplastra from wikipedia

- elements of the plastron are also largely in pairs. Anteriorly there are two epiplastra, with the hyoplastra behind them. These enclose the singular entoplastron...
- be distinguished from all other turtles by their strongly projecting epiplastra, vertebral scutes shaped like ginkgo leaves, the absence of temporal arches...
- between the first pair of costals; plates co****ly pitted and vermiculate. Epiplastra narrowly separated from each other in front of the ontoplastron, which...
- skeletal elements consist of a single entoplastron, as well as paired epiplastra, entoplastra, hyoplastra, hypoplastra and xiphiplastra (Pritchard & Trebbau...
- the presence of a carotid fenestra, cruciform plastron with strap-like epiplastra, and a lack of extragulars. Anatolemys Central Asia, Late Cretaceous (...
- cleithrum present; arrow-shaped entoplastron that does not separate the epiplastra anteriorly; one pair of mesoplastra that meet medially; one small pair...