Preferred Label : coracoid bone;
Uberon definition : Endochondral bone that is paired and forms part of the socket for the humerus in tetrapods
and acts as base of the pectoral fin in fish.;
Uberon synonym : coracoids; coracocïde@fr; hypocoracocïde@fr; coracoid;
Uberon related term : clavicula vera; clavicula posterior; metacoracoid; coracoidien; coracoideum; pars sternalis scapulae; clavicula;
Uberon Taxon note : In Theria, coracoid bones non-existent or fused with the shoulder blades to form coracoid
processes[WP]. Procoracoid coracoid are homologuous with coracoid of teleostomi. The
coracoid is a triangular shaped-bone that usually has an anteriorly directed long
process that may joins its counterpart in some fish groups. It may be perforated by
the coracoid foramen or it may be notched dorsally and forms the scapulo-coracoid
foramen together with a similar notch of the ventral margin of the scapula;
Uberon Terminology note : see discussion in Kardong - suggests using procoracoid (anterior coracoid) for the
element in birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, and reserving coracoid for the new
synapsid/therian structure.;
Origin ID : 0004743;
develops from
- has part
Endochondral bone that is paired and forms part of the socket for the humerus in tetrapods
and acts as base of the pectoral fin in fish.
