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FORAMEN DORSAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

[A] dorsal foramen [is a] Posteriorly located perforation of [the] cardinal plate which may encroach on [the] beak of [the] brachial valve; [of a brachiopod] [the term is] also used for [the] so-called "perforation" of [the] brachial valve representing [the] passage between [the] bases of cardinal-process lobes in some strophomenoids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[Le] foramen dorsal [est une] Perforation de l'extrémité postérieure dans certaines plaques cardinales [...] [d'un Brachiopode].

Spanish

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