Phytosauria indet. from the Late Triassic of Halberstadt. Fused vertebrae MB.R.1973 derived from the lumbosacral region.

<p><b>A, B.</b> Posterior view. <b>C, D.</b> Ventral view, showing ovate depression on the ventral surface of the synostosed vertebral bodies. The dashed lines in (A) show the location of sections illustrated in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0085511#pone-0085511-g008" target="_blank">Figure 8A, C</a>; the dashed line in (C) shows the location of section illustrated in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0085511#pone-0085511-g008" target="_blank">Figure 8</a> B. Abbreviations: ant, anterior; dil, depression for interspinous ligament; nc, neural canal; od, ovate depression; poz, postzygapophysis; prz, prezygapophysis; syn, synapophysis; trp, transverse process.