Analysis finds bifurcated cervical ribs in select sauropods, highlighting Moabosaurus as a notable example.
BYU 14063, a left cervical rib of the turiasaur Moabosaurus in medial view. A few sauropods have bifurcated cervical ribs. The most dramatic example that I know of is the turiasaur Moabosaurus (Britt et al. 2017). Mike and I got to see that material on the Sauropocalypse back in 2016, which is how we got the photo above.
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