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Record 1 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Paleontology
CONT

[In Vertebrates] the basopodium (wrist, ankle) is composed of a number of small bones, which originally seem to have had the following arrangement: a proximal row of three bones - "radiale" or "tibiale", "intermedium", "ulnare" or "fibulare"; a central group of four bones - the "centralia"; and a distal group of five "carpalia" or "tarsalia".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Le basipode constitue le carpe (ou le tarse). Il correspond au poignet (ou à la cheville) et comprend une dizaine d'os courts, dont la disposition primitive et l'interprétation sont discutées [...] ils sont typiquement disposés en trois séries d'éléments; une première série de 3 os : radial (ou tibial), intermédiaire, ulnaire (ou fibulaire); une seconde série de 4 centraux et une troisième série de 5 carpiens (ou tarsiens).

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