- depth.
Vertebrae have been
added asynchronously between the pre-tail ("
precaudal") and tail ("caudal") regions,
unlike other groups of eels such as Ophicthids...
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happened through the
addition of
precaudal vertebrae.
Reedfish have
evolved a more
snakelike body by
having twice as many
precaudal vertebrae as the
members of...
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consists of an
atlas (composed of two vertebrae)
without ribs;
numerous precaudal vertebrae, all of which,
except the
first or
first three, bear long, movable...
- The
violet gland or
supracaudal gland is a
gland located on the
upper surface of the tail of
certain mammals,
including European badgers and
canids such...
- jaws
similar in size; a
caudal peduncle with
lateral keels; the
upper precaudal pit
usually is present; and the
caudal fin is
without a
subterminal notch...
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shorter interdorsal region, a more
posterior first dorsal fin, and
fewer precaudal vertebrae.
Compared to both the
Greenland and the
Pacific sleeper shark...
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allosaurids to open
their mouths to very
large angles.
Allosaurids have 28
precaudal vertebrae (9 cervical, 14 dorsal, 5 sacral) and an
estimated 45–50 caudal...
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second dorsal fin and the
pectoral fins are broad. A
longitudinal upper precaudal pit is seen, but no
interdorsal ridge. It is
uniformly grey to brownish...
- bony
scutes 29–32 with 7-12
large lateral scutes;
total vertebrae 29–31;
precaudal vertebrae usually 13.
Caudal fin truncated. Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M...
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dating from the late
Middle Miocene.
Another fossil consisting of a
single precaudal vertebra,
attributed to
Micrurus cf. gallicus, was
found near Griesbeckerzell...
