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Description: Giant azhdarchid cervical vertebra referred to Hatzegopteryx sp. (A–D) line drawings of EME 315 in anterior (A) right lateral (B) ventral (C) and dorsal (D) views; (E) proportions of EME 315 compared to other azhdarchid cervicals: note atypical combination of length/width ratio (l:w) and length compared to other azhdarchid cervicals, and especially against the only other known giant cervical, Arambourgiania (UJA RF1). Light shading indicates damage; dark shading indicates filler. Abbreviations: co, cotyle; hy, hypapophysis; nc, neural canal; nsa; neural spine (anterior region); nsp, neural spine (posterior region); pnf, pneumatic foramen; prz, prezygapophysis; poz, postzygapophysis; vprzt, ventral prezygapophyseal tubercle (fused cervical rib). Scale bar is 100 mm.
Title: Hatzegopteryx vertebra
Credit: https://peerj.com/articles/2908/
Author: Mark Witton
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