Skeletal subdivision consisting of a set of bones linking the axial series to the hindlimb zeugopodium and offering anchoring areas for hindlimb and caudal musculature.
Comment:
[homology-note] "The pelvic girdle is never joined by contributions of dermal bone. From its first appearance in placoderms, the pelvic girdle is exclusively endoskeletal. It arose from pterygiophores, perhaps several times, in support of the fin.[well established][VHOG]" xsd:string {date_retrieved="2012-09-17", external_class="VHOG:0000305", ontology="VHOG", source="ISBN:978-0072528305 Kardong KV, Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution (2006) p.333", source="http://bgee.unil.ch/"}
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
skeletal parts of pelvic girdle; skeleton of pelvic girdle