For information on the girdle in history see Girdle. Limbs are attached to the pectoral girdle or pelvic girdle. It is subdivided into the pelvic girdle and the pelvic spine. The pelvic girdle consists of the two hip bones. The pectoral girdle is attached to the skull. It was a boneless style, much closer to a modern girdle than the traditional corset. The neck was strong and the pectoral girdle proportionally small. It had a robust skeleton with a large pelvic girdle and a broad muscular tail. A control brief is a kind of high-waisted panty girdle. The pubis does not connect the two halves of the pelvic girdle. Its counterpart in the pectoral girdle is the glenoid fossa. The scapula forms the back of the shoulder girdle. Both the pectoral girdle and the ilium are large and strong. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. The pectoral girdle of the bowfin has six parts.