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PORCELANEOUS LAYER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inner layer
1, record 1, English, inner%20layer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nacreous layer 1, record 1, English, nacreous%20layer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two principal layers that give rigidity to the shell of modern "Nautilus" and that are supposedly preserved in fossils are the porcelaneous ostracum and the inner, nacreous layer(...) 1, record 1, English, - inner%20layer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couche interne
1, record 1, French, couche%20interne
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couche nacrée 1, record 1, French, couche%20nacr%C3%A9e
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La coquille d'un Nautile est formé de] deux couches principales, formées surtout d'aragonite: (...) [la couche] interne: très épaisse, substance "nacrée" disposée en lamelles très légèrement obliques par rapport à la surface (...) 1, record 1, French, - couche%20interne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- porcelaneous layer
1, record 2, English, porcelaneous%20layer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- porcelaneous ostracum 2, record 2, English, porcelaneous%20ostracum
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] porcelaneous layer [is the] prismatic outer layer of [a nautiloid] shell. 1, record 2, English, - porcelaneous%20layer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- couche externe
1, record 2, French, couche%20externe
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couche porcelanée 1, record 2, French, couche%20porcelan%C3%A9e
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La coquille d'un Nautile est formée de] deux couches principales formées surtout d'aragonite: (...) [la couche] externe: mince, plus ou moins "porcelanée", de structure prismatique vers l'intérieur, et devenant de plus en plus finement granuleuse vers l'extérieur où les pigments de coloration sont localisés. 1, record 2, French, - couche%20externe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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