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- noun Plural form of
parapophysis .
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The positions of the parapophyses and diapophyses change along the length of the vertebral column, and indeed their relative positions allow us to identify where in the sequence an isolated vertebrae came from.
‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV Darren Naish 2006
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* In tetrapods with two-headed ribs, the more ventral rib head contacts a facet on the vertebra known as the parapophysis (plural parapophyses), while the more dorsal rib head contacts a facet known as the diapophysis (plural diapophyses).
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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* In tetrapods with two-headed ribs, the more ventral rib head contacts a facet on the vertebra known as the parapophysis (plural parapophyses), while the more dorsal rib head contacts a facet known as the diapophysis (plural diapophyses).
‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV Darren Naish 2006
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The positions of the parapophyses and diapophyses change along the length of the vertebral column, and indeed their relative positions allow us to identify where in the sequence an isolated vertebrae came from.
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The parapophyses are elliptical in outline and dorsoventrally taller than long, with their long axis inclined dorsally and posteriorly.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010
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