Definition of Diphycercal. Meaning of Diphycercal. Synonyms of Diphycercal

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Definition of Diphycercal

Diphycercal
Diphycercal Diph`y*cer"cal, a. [Gr. difyh`s double (di- = di`s- twice + fy`ein to produce) + ke`rkos tail.] (Anat.) Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the notochord, or end of the vertebral column; protocercal. See Protocercal.

Meaning of Diphycercal from wikipedia

- teleosts). The caudal fin is either heterocercal (only fossil taxa) or diphycercal. The coelacanth is one type of living lobe-finned fish. Both extant members...
- Donoghue & Smith 2001; Sansom et al. 2005), in which the caudal fin looks diphycercal (i.e. symmetrical) and strengthened by a few large radials (Janvier 1996)...
- Endoskeleton Cartilaginous Mostly bony Caudal fin Heterocercal Heterocercal or diphycercal Pelvic fins Usually posterior. Mostly anterior, occasionally posterior...
- scales arranged in chevrons, and the tail is probably pad-shaped and diphycercal. The dermal bones of arandaspids consist of aspidine (acellular bone)...
- fan-shaped. The tail may be heterocercal, reversed heterocercal, protocercal, diphycercal, or homocercal. Heterocercal: vertebrae extend into the upper lobe of...
- They possess a three-lobed caudal fin, also called a trilobate fin or a diphycercal tail. A secondary tail extending past the primary tail separates the...
- region of origin toward insertion. They have powerful long paddle-shaped diphycercal tails. The pectoral fins are large, fleshy, and flipper-like. The pelvic...
- They also bore two anal fins, with the tail (caudal) fin being pseudo-diphycercal. They were probably slow swimmers that swam using side to side undulations...
- large, lobed pectoral fins located just posterior to the operculum, a diphycercal caudal fin, and small, pointy pelvic fins. The head is broad and flat...
- other well back on the body, and the tail was symmetrical (abbreviate diphycercal). These features would have made it a powerful swimmer. Its jaws were...