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hypoplastron

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hypoplastron [¦hī·pō¦plas·trən]
(vertebrate zoology)
Either of the third pair of lateral bony plates in the plastron of most turtles.
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The hypoplastron of Emydoidea blandingii is easily distinguished from those of other North American emydid turtles of similar size on the basis of the following characteristics: 1) abdominal-pectoral sulcus joins hyo-hypoplastral suture at midline; 2) humeral-pectoral sulcus placed far anteriorly; 3) angular epi-hypoplastral suture; 4) bridge buttress limited in its anterior extent; and 5) posterior edge of bone lateral to bridge buttress bevelled for hypoplastral hinge attachment.
Turtles from the late Hemphillian (latest Miocene) of Knox County, ... by Parmley, Dennis / The Texas Journal of Science
 
 
 
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