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GANOID SCALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ganoid scale
1, record 1, English, ganoid%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lepidosteoid 2, record 1, English, lepidosteoid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the true ganoid scale consists of lamellae of ganoin deposited on a layer of lamellate bone.... It is characteristic of gar pikes, sturgeons, and their allies. [Ganoid scales are] hard, shiny, rhomboid plates, fitted closely together in diagonal rows. 2, record 1, English, - ganoid%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écaille ganoïde
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9caille%20gano%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les Chondrostéens et les Holostéens, les écailles primitives se fusionnent en larges écussons losangiques. Ces écussons comprennent une couche profonde correspondant à l'ensemble des plaques basales des écailles placoïdes fusionnées et une couche superficielle représentant la substance propre des dents fusionnées. Cette couche superficielle prend un éclat particulier, d'où le nom d'écaille "ganoïde" donné à ce type. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9caille%20gano%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escama ganoidea
1, record 1, Spanish, escama%20ganoidea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escama propia de los peces ganoideos, formada por una gruesa capa superficial de ganoína y por otra interna ósea, reducida. 1, record 1, Spanish, - escama%20ganoidea
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