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EYE TUBERCLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- genal ridge
1, record 1, English, genal%20ridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A genal ridge is a] Raised narrow band running outward and backward from [the] outer side of [the] eye or eye tubercle toward [the] genal angle(...) [in some trilobites] 1, record 1, English, - genal%20ridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crête génale
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20g%C3%A9nale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut probablement interpréter (...) comme des impressions d'artères hépatiques, de fines saillies linéaires, les "crêtes génales" (...) Celles-ci prolongent la crête oculaire en direction de l'angle génal [d'un Trilobite]; (...) 1, record 1, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20g%C3%A9nale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eye tubercle
1, record 2, English, eye%20tubercle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ocular spot 2, record 2, English, ocular%20spot
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is a] polished transparent rounded protuberance in [the] anterodorsal region of [an ostracode] valve forming [the] lens of [the] eye ... or marking [the] inferred position of [the] eye ... 1, record 2, English, - eye%20tubercle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tache oculaire
1, record 2, French, tache%20oculaire
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les yeux sont à l'intérieur de la carapace [d'un Ostracode], dans sa partie antéro-dorsale où les valves présentent des "taches oculaires" transparentes à l'état vivant. 1, record 2, French, - tache%20oculaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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