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Re: a croc question






From: Jordan Mallon <jordan.mallon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jordan.mallon@gmail.com
To: rodlox@hotmail.com
CC: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: a croc question
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:01:36 -0500

On 11/8/05, Rodlox R <rodlox@hotmail.com> wrote:

> what are "centra" ?

"Centra" is just the pleural of "centrum", which is the spool-shaped
part of a vertebra.

so...the part that allows the spine to flex back and forth; yes?


thanks.


 It's labelled here on this fish vertebra:
http://www.fishbase.org/glossary/images/G_Fig18_6181_Centrum.jpg

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