Figure 2 — Upper three panels, Ostrich. Top, Diagrams of the vertebrae shown from the front and from the side, two joints marked in pink & blue. Left; View of the lungs (Lu), trachea (Tr) and sulci (S – grooves where the ribs cut into the lung). Right- Interior of the ribcage with internal organs removed, showing vertebrae (V) and rib heads (C, capitulum; T, tuberculum). Lower three panels, Alligator. Top, Diagrams of the vertebrae shown from the top, side and front (last two only). Left, View of the lungs (Lu), trachea (Tr), liver (Li) and diaphragmaticus muscle (Dm, cut). Right, Interior of the ribcage with internal organs removed showing vertebrae (V) and rib heads (C, capitulum). Arrow points towards the head. Modified from Schachner et al. (2011).