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PRO-OTIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-11-22

English

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

The optic capsules (in vertebrates) can be seen by looking into the foramen magnum ... A vertical suture in the capsule marks the boundary between opisthotic and prootic. ... the prootic, in front of the suture, remains as an independent bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
CONT

[L']opisthotique [...] et [le] pro-otique [sont des] os pairs [qui] forment [...] la région auditive [des vertébrés] [...] Ces massifs osseux contiennent les structures fragiles de l'oreille interne qui, chez les poissons, ne communique avec l'extérieur par aucun conduit auditif du type rencontré chez les tétrapodes.

Spanish

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