October 13, 2025Open Access

How many animals have bifurcated cervical ribs?

MWMatt WedelCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Key Points

Bifurcated cervical ribs were found in a few sauropods, with Moabosaurus being a key example.
The dramatic morphology of these ribs offers insight into the anatomical diversity of saurians.
Study focuses on the unique characteristics of cervical ribs, particularly in turiasaurs like Moabosaurus.
Photographic evidence from the Sauropocalypse helps document these interesting vertebrate features.

Abstract

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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synapsesocial.com/papers/68ec51e642911f61ef8b270e https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59350/b8675-xgh63

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