The histological nature of the metoposaurid intercentrum is more variable within the sample, differing primarily in the relative abundance and distribution of various features such as calcified cartilage and the deposition of primary lamellar bone rather than the presence or absence of these features. Although the majority of each intercentrum is made of trabecular bone, more compact lamellar bone can be found deposited inside of vascular canals and in the outer layers of the periosteal cortex.
