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BROW RIDGE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

... the supraorbital torus in Neanderthals is pneumatized by enlarged frontal air sinuses.

Key term(s)
  • supra-orbital torus
  • browridge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Les deux crânes chinois étaient en outre dotés de torus sus-orbitaires, en d'autres termes d'arcades sourcilières en visière similaires à celles des néandertaliens [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

arco superciliar: relieve óseo de forma arqueada en la cara anterior del hueso frontal, inmediatamente por encima del borde supraorbitario.

OBS

En medicina se utiliza preferentemente el término arco superciliar, mientras que en antropología y arqueología se emplea con frecuencia el término torus supraorbitario.

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