Characterized by inserted or multiple vertebral segments; describing the complex spine structure of embolomeri.
From Greek 'embolos' (inserted) + 'meros' (part, segment) + '-ous' (adjective suffix). Paleontological terminology describing spinal anatomy.
When ancient amphibians evolved, some made their backbones super complicated with inserted segments—paleontologists called this 'embolomerous,' and it tells us that evolution was experimenting with different spine designs!
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