▁band ▁itself . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁sc ute ▁is ▁rounded ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁t aper ed ▁point , ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁sc ute ▁has ▁a ▁smooth , ▁light ly ▁arch ing ▁shape . ▁Other ▁bands ▁are ▁preserved ▁with ▁a ▁tri angular ▁o ste od erm s ▁with ▁flat ▁to ps ▁and ▁rounded ▁bottom s . ▁The ▁exact ▁pla cement ▁of ▁cer v ical ▁bands ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Per eda - Sub er bi ola ▁et ▁al . ▁suggested ▁that ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁traditional ▁pla cement , ▁the ▁bands ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁horizontal ▁along ▁the ▁body , ▁with ▁the ▁neural ▁sp ine ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁back . ▁That ▁position ing ▁would ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁med ial ▁sc ute ▁would ▁be ▁next ▁to ▁another ▁o ste od erm ▁of ▁equal ▁size , ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁would ▁either ▁f use , ▁like ▁in ▁Ed mont onia , ▁or ▁touch , ▁as ▁in ▁Sau rop elta . ▁Another ▁possibility , ▁suggested ▁by ▁Ford , ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁bands ▁were ▁along ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁neck , ▁pointing ▁d ors ally . ▁If ▁orient ed ▁along ▁the ▁side , ▁the ▁primary ▁sc utes ▁would ▁have ▁pointed ▁up ▁and ▁down , ▁like ▁in ▁pol ac anth ids , ▁and ▁the ▁med ial ▁sc utes ▁would , ▁by ▁definition , ▁become ▁secondary ▁o ste od erm s . ▁The ▁set ▁of ▁med ial ▁sc utes ▁( or ▁secondary ) ▁would ▁be ▁possibly ▁o val ▁in