Caudal vertebrae, the vertebrae that make up the tail of tailed animals
Cervical vertebrae | Thoracic vertebrae | Lumbar vertebrae | Caudal vertebrae | Caudal |
According to a study by Kevin Padian there are eight cervical vertebrae, fourteen dorsals, four or five sacrals and up to 38 caudal vertebrae.
The fossil is one of the few known crocodyliform caudal vertebrae and comes from the Kem Kem Beds that have produced the fossils of very large predatory dinosaur species: Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus and Deltadromeus.