vertebrae
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A couple of these vertebrae have now turned up, having apparently sat on a shelf unrecognized for decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The scans revealed features of the skull, vertebrae, and brain endocast that would have been difficult to study from the exposed bones alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
That tower is extraordinary, with its deep-set curved windows arrayed like a supple column of vertebrae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It is protected by a flexible backbone of separate vertebrae.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
