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CRETE OCULAIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eye ridge
1, record 1, English, eye%20ridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocular ridge 1, record 1, English, ocular%20ridge
correct
- eye list 1, record 1, English, eye%20list
correct
- ocular band 1, record 1, English, ocular%20band
correct
- paired eye ridges 1, record 1, English, paired%20eye%20ridges
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In a trilobite, the eye ridge is a] Raised band extending from [the] anterior end of [an] eye to or just back of [the] anterolateral angles of [the] glabella, usually simple, but may be bifid ... or trifid ... 1, record 1, English, - eye%20ridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crête oculaire
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20oculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne oculaire 1, record 1, French, ligne%20oculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La joue fixe [d’un Trilobite] est fréquemment traversée, au moins chez les formes primitives, par une saillie linéaire transversale ou oblique vers l'arrière, la «crête oculaire»(ligne oculaire), reliant l'œil à l'angle antéro-latéral de la glabelle. 1, record 1, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20oculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- frontal area
1, record 2, English, frontal%20area
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The frontal area is a portion of a trilobite] cranidium, between [the] anterior margin, [the] facial sutures, [the] front of [the] glabella and [the] eye ridges ... 2, record 2, English, - frontal%20area
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aire frontale
1, record 2, French, aire%20frontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- région frontale 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9gion%20frontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du cranidium située entre le bord antérieur, la branche antérieure de la suture faciale, le sillon préglabellaire et la crête oculaire. 1, record 2, French, - aire%20frontale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle [...] «région frontale», la région située en avant de la ligne oculaire et de la glabelle [d’un Trilobite]. 2, record 2, French, - aire%20frontale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ocular lobe
1, record 3, English, ocular%20lobe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lobe oculaire
1, record 3, French, lobe%20oculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ensemble crête oculaire-lobe palpébral constitue le «lobe oculaire» [chez un Trilobite]. 1, record 3, French, - lobe%20oculaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-09-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- genal ridge
1, record 4, English, genal%20ridge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - genal%20ridge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crête génale
1, record 4, French, cr%C3%AAte%20g%C3%A9nale
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20g%C3%A9nale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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