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furcula
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Dermal bone that develops from the fusion of the paired clavicle condensations in Archosauria. Serves as both an attachment site for pectoral musculature as well as a mechanical strengthening/ spacing element in the pectoral girdle. [PHENOSCAPE:ad]. [ ]
Term info
Label
furcula
Synonyms
- furcula bone
editor note
currently assigned to be part of the pectoral girdle, but this may be incorrect if PG is a paired structure.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
wishbone, fused clavicle
id
UBERON:0007841
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_436495, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8782
taxon notes
Found in both avian and non-avian theropods including, but not limited to: Coelophysoids, Allosauroids, Spinosauridae, Tyrannosauroids, Oviraptorosauria, Troodontidae and Dromaeosauridae
Term relations
Subclass of:
- pectoral girdle bone
- dermal bone
- has_fused_element some interclavicle
- has_fused_element some left clavicle
- has_fused_element some right clavicle