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Record 1 2005-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Paleontology
DEF

A raised and thickened ridge at the back of the posterior temporalis muscle attachment, where the line marking the furthest backward extent of its fan-shaped fibers angles downward and forward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[L']extrémité proximale [des pièces angulaires des Stelléroïdes] logeait un «muscle interradial interne», en avant duquel se trouve différenciée, au moins chez certains d'entre eux [...], une tigelle verticale, dite «torus angularis», sur laquelle s'insèrent des piquants appelés «dents».

Spanish

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