The specimen preserves seven cervical (neck) vertebrae, sixteen dorsal (back) vertebrae, two sacral (hip) vertebrae, and forty-two caudal (tail) vertebrae.
This gives Vadasaurus a very long tail.
The neural spines on the top of the vertebrae (particularly the cervicals) are short and rectangular.
The pre- and post-zygapophyses on the side of the vertebrae are swollen, making the vertebrae hourglass-shaped from above.
Each rib is thinnest in the middle.
A jumble of thin bones in the middle part of the body are probably the remains of gastralia (belly ribs) and components of a cartilaginous sternum.
The sacral vertebrae are partially fused to each other.
Most of the caudal vertebrae possess tapering ribs which are flattened from the side.
The last few caudal vertebrae are thin and very simple.
The specimen preserves seven cervical (neck) vertebrae, sixteen dorsal (back) vertebrae, two sacral (hip) vertebrae, and forty-two caudal (tail) vertebrae. This gives Vadasaurus a very long tail. The neural spines on the top of the vertebrae (particularly the cervicals) are short and rectangular. The pre- and post-zygapophyses on the side of the vertebrae are swollen, making the vertebrae hourglass-shaped from above. Each rib is thinnest in the middle. A jumble of thin bones in the middle part of the body are probably the remains of gastralia (belly ribs) and components of a cartilaginous sternum. The sacral vertebrae are partially fused to each other. Most of the caudal vertebrae possess tapering ribs which are flattened from the side. The last few caudal vertebrae are thin and very simple.
Vadasaurus