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Record 1 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

paleomorphology: The morphology or study of form and structure of fossil remains (hard parts) in order to determine the original anatomy (soft parts) of an organism; e.g. the study of a brachiopod muscle scar whose depth may indicate the strength of the muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[...] le paléontologiste cherche à connaître l'origine de la vie et son développement ultérieur. Les documents dont il dispose pour cela sont rares et fragmentaires : parties dures conservées (coquilles, os, dents), empreintes de feuilles, tiges, coquilles, plus rarement parties molles (pollens préservés dans les tourbes..., etc.).

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