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Postcrania (postcranium, adjective: postcranial) in
zoology and
vertebrate paleontology is all or part of the
skeleton apart from the skull. Frequently...
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Eremotherium (from Gr**** for "steppe" or "desert beast": ἔρημος "steppe or desert" and θηρίον "beast") is an
extinct genus of
giant ground sloth in the...
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Ichthyosauria (/ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːriə/;
Ancient Gr**** for "fish lizard" –
Ancient Gr****: ἰχθύς, romanized: ichthys, lit. 'fish' and
Ancient Gr****: σαῦρος, romanized: sauros...
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Meiolania is an
extinct genus of
meiolaniid stem-turtle
native to
Australasia throughout much of the Cenozoic.
Meiolania was a
large turtle, with the s****...
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Stegouros (/ˌstɛɡəˈjʊərɒs/,
meaning "roofed tail") is a
genus of
ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Late
Cretaceous Dorotea Formation of
southern Chile. The...
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Cladoselache is an
extinct genus of shark-like
chondrichthyan (cartilaginous fish) from the Late
Devonian (Famennian) of
North America. It was similar...
- (October 2009). "The
Great Divides:
Ardipithecus ramidus Reveals the
Postcrania of Our Last
Common Ancestors with
African Apes". Science. 326 (5949):...
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Gaffneylania is an
extinct genus of
meiolaniid turtle from the
Eocene of Patagonia.
Gaffneylania is
among the
earliest known meiolaniids and, much like...
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Scipionyx (/ˈʃɪˌpiːoʊnɪks, ˌʃɪpiːˈoʊ-/ SHIH-pee-oh-nicks-, ship-ee-OH-) was a
genus of
theropod dinosaur from the
Early Cretaceous of Italy,
around 113...
- dog-like faces, by the
presence of
claws on the
second digit (see Megabat#
Postcrania), and by
their simple ears. The
simple appearance of the ear is due in...
