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The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Rows of tiny molars, sternal parts and comblike limbs that once belonged to crustaceans were also among the findings, which all date back 507 million to 502 million years.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
An Interesting Reproductive Strategy The sternal gland on H. louisrothi produces nitrogen compounds, pheromones and aphrodisiacs that lure in females.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The objective of Taylor’s study was to evaluate the radiologic findings, injury severity and clinical outcomes of patients who have sustained sternal fractures following motor vehicle collisions.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Jan. 2024
The sternal head also assists in shoulder adduction.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Among the unusual anatomical traits of the new dinosaur: a small sternal plate.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Rows of tiny molars, sternal parts and comblike limbs that once belonged to crustaceans were also among the findings, which all date back 507 million to 502 million years.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
An Interesting Reproductive Strategy The sternal gland on H. louisrothi produces nitrogen compounds, pheromones and aphrodisiacs that lure in females.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The objective of Taylor’s study was to evaluate the radiologic findings, injury severity and clinical outcomes of patients who have sustained sternal fractures following motor vehicle collisions.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Jan. 2024
The sternal head also assists in shoulder adduction.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Among the unusual anatomical traits of the new dinosaur: a small sternal plate.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019
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“Sternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sternal. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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