pleurosternum
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Purbeckian — In geology, the Purbeckian refers to the highest and youngest member of the Jurassic system of rocks, also known as the Purbeck Beds. Either name is derived from the district known as the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset where the strata are splendidly… … Wikipedia
coxosternum — n. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The abdominal sternum; a plate of compound origin that includes the areas of the limb bases; pleurosternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
septasternum — see pleurosternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleurosternidae — ˌplu̇rəˈstərnəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pleurosternum, type genus (from pleur + sternum) + idae : a family of primitive fossil turtles that includes some of the earliest testudinates … Useful english dictionary
