Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
coracoscapular .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
scapula andcoracoid bones of theshoulder . - noun anatomy A fusion of the scapula and coracoid bones found in lower
vertebrates .
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Examples
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In Sauripterus and other standard fishes, the scapulocoracoid is a relatively small element that fuses to the inside face of the cleithrum =”shoulder blade”.
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Because the identity of the scapulocoracoid in the image with Graeme is relevant to the adjacent text, I'll change it.
Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007
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Below, at left, you can see dead fish expert Graeme Elliott standing alongside the Ultrasauros scapulocoracoid (go here for hilarious caption, sorry Graeme).
Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007
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Below, at left, you can see dead fish expert Graeme Elliott standing alongside the Ultrasauros scapulocoracoid (go here for hilarious caption, sorry Graeme).
Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007
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Some of the pictures towards the end of the section are from the end of the 2008 field season as we removed a sauropod vertebra actually we removed two but we only have photos of one of the efforts and prepare to remove a sauropod scapulocoracoid.
Archive 2008-09-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Some of the pictures towards the end of the section are from the end of the 2008 field season as we removed a sauropod vertebra actually we removed two but we only have photos of one of the efforts and prepare to remove a sauropod scapulocoracoid.
Mygatt-Moore Quarry Photos ReBecca Foster 2008
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If we start from the shoulder, T. and tetrapods have a large, plate-like scapulocoracoid that forms much of the ventral margin of the shoulder girdle.
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Tiktaalik presents an intermediate condition where the dermal shoulder blad extends over more of the lateral face of the scapulocoracoid.
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Jim Jensen with Supersaurus scapulocoracoid Jensen 1985.
Archive 2009-02-01 ReBecca Foster 2009
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Jim Jensen with Supersaurus scapulocoracoid Jensen 1985.
What is a Paleontologist? ReBecca Foster 2009
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