What is Gastralia?
[[File:Tyrannosaurus gastralia.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'' gastralia]] '''Gastralia''' are bones protecting the [[ventral]] area of a [[vertebrate]]. They are found in some living and fossil [[reptiles]]. [[Crocodiles]], [[plesiosaur]]s, [[ichthyosaur]]s, and [[theropod]] [[dinosaur]]s have gastralia. Unlike [[ribs]], they are not connected to the [[vertebrae]]. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Bones]]