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Definition of Proatlas

Proatlas
Proatlas Pro*at"las, n. [Pref. pro- + atlas.] (Anat.) A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.

Meaning of Proatlas from wikipedia

- In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. The bone is named for Atlas of Gr****...
- continuous with that of the maxilla, which follows behind.: 36  proatlas The proatlas is a small paired bone sitting in between the neural arch of the...
- SS.192-212. Bystrow, A. ****imilation des Atlas und Manifestation des Proatlas. Zeitschrift für Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte (Zeitschrift für die...
- neural arches (prong-like upper components). There does not appear to be a proatlas, which slots between the atlas and skull in some other reptiles. The intercentrum...
- cervical (neck) vertebrae are preserved alongside the skull. A slender proatlas links the neck with the braincase. The atlas (first cervical) has a thin...
- skull with lower jaws and hyoid apparatus, six cervical vertebrae with proatlas, anterior part of interclavicle, partial right clavicle, right posterior...
- largest teeth are found at the corners of the skull. Anatosuchus has a proatlas vertebra, eight cervical vertebrae and probably 16 dorsal vertebrae, though...
- Hyposaurus, focusing mostly on the vertebrae. From partial skeletons a proatlas, atlas, axis, a third to ninth cervical vertebrae, and at least 16 dorsal...
- exoccipitals, dorsally and laterally, which mark the areas of articulation of the proatlas. The parietals form a parietal crest, in contrast with the slightly broader...
- Skull shown from the back; left with proatlas (a) and atlas, and right in oblique view...