diapophysis


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diapophysis

 [di″ah-pof´ĭ-sis]
an upper transverse process of a vertebra.

superior articular process of vertebra

[TA]
one of the articular processes on the superior surface of the vertebral arch.
Synonym(s): processus articularis superior vertebrae [TA], zygapophysis superior [TA], diapophysis

diapophysis

(dī′ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. diapophy·ses (-sēz′) Anatomy
The superior or articular surface of the transverse process of a vertebra.
di·ap′o·phys′i·al (-ăp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl) adj.
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The conclusion that the diapophysis and parapophysis processes are joining implies that SEKI-20167 could belong to Aneides ferreus/vagrans or some species within Plethodon.
The diapophysis and parapophysis are connected to the tip, indicating that SEKI-20166 does not belong to Ensatina, Aneides ferreus/vagrans, Hydromantes, or some species of Plethodon.
A mid-Holocene fauna from Bear Den Cave, Sequoia National Park, California
4H, I in Ruiz-Omenaca, 2011) are actually posterior dorsal ribs with the tuberculum fused with the diapophysis of the corresponding dorsal vertebra (Fig.
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