Term Name: urostyle
Synonyms: compound caudal centrum, compound centrum, compound terminal centrum, compound terminal vertebra, last vertebra, terminal centrum, ultimate vertebra
Definition: In teleosts: Anatomical cluster that is the result of fusion of preural centrum 1 with one or more adjacent ural centra[AAO]; Rodlike caudal bony structure unique to anurans that lies within a compartment formed by the elongated, anteriorly oriented pelvic girdle. The urostyle is formed by the fusion of the coccyx and the hypochord[AAO].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003106]

Relationships
is part of: postcranial axial skeleton
has parts: rudimentary neural arch urostyle cotyle urostyle ridge
is a type of: endochondral bone
has subtype: preural centrum 1 + ural centrum 1 + ural centrum 2 preural centrum 1+ ural centrum 1