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Record 1 2004-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[In the heterocercal] type of caudal fin [, which is] common in more primitive fish, ... the body, containing the backbone, tips up posteriorly, and nearly all the development of the fin takes place beneath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[...] chez les Poissons [...] [le type hétérocerque de nageoire caudale] se rencontre communément dans les formes les plus anciennes [...]. [Dans ce type] la colonne vertébrale se redresse vers le haut, et c'est en dessous de ce prolongement que la nageoire caudale prend son plus grand développement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

[Refiérese a la] aleta natatoria caudal de lóbulos asimétricos.

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