pteroid

Slender bone connected to the carpus in pterosaurs. The bone, which may have pointed forward, supports the propatagium, a membrane located between the carpus and pectoral region.

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Type Bone
Parent Structure forelimb bone

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What is the pteroid?

Slender bone connected to the carpus in pterosaurs. The bone, which may have pointed forward, supports the propatagium, a membrane located between the carpus and pectoral region.

References

  1. UBERON — UBERON:4200116 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.