Caudal and Dorsal

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Caudal adjective - Constituting or relating to a tail.

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Dorsal and caudal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dorsal" instead an adjective "Caudal".

Dorsal adjective - Belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part.

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Caudal and dorsal are semantically related. You can use "Caudal" instead an adjective "Dorsal".

Originally, ichthyosaurs were depicted as more crocodile- or mosasaur-like, with no caudal or dorsal fins.

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Thanks to the latter, we know they had a dorsal fin and a crescent-shaped caudal fin as well as the four paired "flippers." A strange thing is, unlike modern sharks, the backbone curved downwards at the tail level, and filled the lower lobe of the caudal fin, not the upper one.

Source: Useful Notes / Stock Dinosaurs (Non-Dinosaurs)

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