This element gave rise to the centrum in amniotes. At anterior end, below the notochord, is the intercentrum. Ichthyostegids (labyrinthodont amphibians) had vertebrae nearly identical with ...
is the top vertebrae of the spine. It is made up of the atlas (C1) and the axis (C2). These vertebrae are atypical and are different in shape and function from the rest of the cervical vertebrae.