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TUBERCULE MEDIAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- median tubercle
1, record 1, English, median%20tubercle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- median pustule 2, record 1, English, median%20pustule
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A median tubercle or pustule is present on the glabella of many trilobites. ... At least in the Trinucleidae the median tubercle seems to have been some sort of sensory organ. 2, record 1, English, - median%20tubercle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tubercule médian
1, record 1, French, tubercule%20m%C3%A9dian
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Différents auteurs [...] admettent l'existence chez les Trilobites, d’un œil médian dorsal [...] porté par le tubercule impair, parfois transformé en épine, qui s’observe dans certains genres en des points variés de la glabelle. 1, record 1, French, - tubercule%20m%C3%A9dian
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- macrospine
1, record 2, English, macrospine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A macrospine is an] axial spine, much larger than average [of a trilobite.] 1, record 2, English, - macrospine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- macroépine
1, record 2, French, macro%C3%A9pine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Chez un Trilobite] le tubercule médian(...) [du rachis des segments macrospinaux] est transformé en une longue épine ou "macroépine", qui peut d’ailleurs apparaître chez des formes à anneaux lisses(...) 1, record 2, French, - macro%C3%A9pine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- double harelip
1, record 3, English, double%20harelip
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a cleft on either side of the upper lip as a result of bilateral failure of closure of the cleft between the median nasal and the maxillary process. 1, record 3, English, - double%20harelip
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bec-de-lièvre bilatéral total
1, record 3, French, bec%2Dde%2Dli%C3%A8vre%20bilat%C3%A9ral%20total
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gueule de loup 1, record 3, French, gueule%20de%20loup
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
C'est la forme [des quatre variétés de becs-de-lièvre] la plus grave, la vraie "gueule de loup". Le tubercule médian, fortement basculé en avant, est appendu à l'extrémité du nez, et souvent très atrophié. La division palatine est très large. 1, record 3, French, - bec%2Dde%2Dli%C3%A8vre%20bilat%C3%A9ral%20total
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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