vertebrae
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Their remains show distinctive patterns of stress in the vertebrae along with strong limb bones capable of handling repeated physical strain across frozen terrain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
FARGO, N.D.—Oak Reile was delivering a pallet of washer fluid, cigarettes and candy to a local convenience store in 2020 when he slipped and fell, breaking two vertebrae and paralyzing him from the armpits down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
On a recent afternoon, volunteers bustled around the museum wheeling carts of jaws and vertebrae carefully organized by species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
It is protected by a flexible backbone of separate vertebrae.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
