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Description: Cervical vertebra NHMUK PV R181 of the ornithomimosaur Thecocoelurus from the Wealden Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight in right lateral, anterior and ventral views (modified from Seeley, 1888 by Allain et al., 2014). Anatomical nomenclature: a.pl: anterior pleurocoel; ns: neural spine; pa: parapophysis; pdf: pedicular fossa; pf: pneumatic foramen; prsf: prespinal fossa; vr: ventrolateral ridges; vs: ventral sulcus. Scale bars: 2cm.
Title: Thecocoelurus
Credit: Seeley, H.G. (1888). "On Thecospondylus daviesi (Seeley), with some remarks on the classification of the Dinosauria". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 44:79–86.
Author: Harry Govier Seeley
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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