Zygopophyses were interlocking bony structures on the back half of the tails of tetanuran dinosaurs. These zygopophyses project forwards and backwards from the neural arches, interlocking one vertebra into another, stiffening the tail. Found on http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/
Zygopophyses were interlocking bony structures on the back half of the tails of tetanuran dinosaurs. These zygopophyses project forwards and backwards from the neural arches, interlocking one vertebra into another, stiffening the tail.