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gonatoparian

gonatoparian adjective: of a facial suture of a trilobite, terminating at the genal angle.

Adjective

gonatoparian (not comparable)

  1. Of a facial suture of a trilobite, terminating at the genal angle.
  2. Of a trilobite, having these sutures.
    • Study of silicified ontogenetic series of opisthoparian (Aphelaspis), gonatoparian (Glaphyraspis), and proparian (Hardyoides) trilobites indicates the probable homology of cephalic spines in ptychopariid trilobites.1962, Allison R. Palmer, “Comparative Ontogeny of Some Opisthoparian, Gonatoparian and Proparian Upper Cambrian Trilobites”, in Journal of Paleontology, volume 36, number 1, page 87

Questions about gonatoparian

What does gonatoparian mean?
Gonatoparian means of a facial suture of a trilobite, terminating at the genal angle.
What part of speech is gonatoparian?
Gonatoparian is an adjective.

Words near gonatoparian in the dictionary

  1. gonarthroses
  2. gonarthrosis
  3. gonarthrotic
  4. gonatid
  5. gonatids
  6. gonatoparian
  7. Goncalo
  8. Goncalos
  9. Goncalves
  10. gonce
  11. Gonces

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