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SQUAMOSAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1981-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- postorbital bar
1, record 1, English, postorbital%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The alligator belongs to the diapsid group of reptiles, in which there are two temporal vacuities on each side. The upper or the supratemporal fossae are the openings in the roof near the posterior end of the skull; and the lower or infratemporal or lateral temporal or lateral temporal fossae are situated immediately behind the orbits from which they are separated by a bony rod, the postorbital bar (...) 1, record 1, English, - postorbital%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barre orbitaire
1, record 1, French, barre%20orbitaire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le type diapside possède fondamentalement deux paires de fosses temporales(supérieures et inférieures) séparées des orbites par la barre orbitaire(faite du post-orbitaire et du jugal). La barre temporale supérieure(faite du post orbitaire et du squamosal) sépare la fosse temporale supérieure de l'inférieure. La barre temporale inférieure(faite du jugal et du quadrato-jugal) ferme ventralement la fosse inférieure. 1, record 1, French, - barre%20orbitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quadrate
1, record 2, English, quadrate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of a pair of chondral bones found at the posterior outer angle of the cranium, in vertebrates other than mammals. It is the homologue of the incus bone of mammals ... 1, record 2, English, - quadrate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carré
1, record 2, French, carr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] "partie postérieure" ossifiée [de la "mâchoire supérieure primaire", qui est appelée le] "carré" s’écarte du neurocrâne et prend contact avec la partie postérieure du toit dermique entre le squamosal et le quadratojugal. 1, record 2, French, - carr%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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