Labels:animal | fossil | mammal | text | skeleton | dinosaur | bone | skull OCR: BACK VERTEBRAE HIP JOINT Twelve dorsal vertebrae (spinal bones) The pelvis (hipbones) took the strain formed the framework for the back. of Triceratops' heavy body weight. ILIUM This was part of the pelvis (hipbone), and linked the backbone to the hindlimbs. LONG CURVED RIBS The angle and length of the ribs show that the PREPUBIS dinosaur had a stocky, This was a forward deep-chested body. extension of the ISCHIUM pubis and it This was a backward- anchored the leg pointing pelvic bone. muscles pulling the leg forward. TAIL VERTEBRAE Evidence suggests that Triceratops' tail consisted of over 30 vertebrae.
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