rotula


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rotula

(ˈrɒtjʊlə)
n
1. (Anatomy) the kneecap
2. (Anatomy) the elbow
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Other associated species in this zone include Asteriger in a rotula, Linderina, Medocia blayensis, Meghalayana indica and species of Peneroplis, Pyrgo, Quinqueloculina, Sphaero gypsina, Calcarina, Linderina, Operculina, Silvestriellatetraedra, Asterocyclina, Orbitolites, Glomalveolina, Nummulites, Discocyclina and some rotalids (Fig.
Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Eocene Kirthar Formation, western Sulaiman Fold-Thrust Belt, Balochistan, Pakistan
They were measured with a digital caliper to determine the dimensions in terms of their length and width, to determine whether the morphometric measurement of this sesamoid bone is more akin to a wheel (rotula) or to a plate (patella).
Onomatology of the Term Patela: From Ancient Greece to America/ Onomatologia del Termino Patela: Desde la Antigua Grecia hasta America
The zone is characterized by a prevalence of fresh-brackish diatoms up to 99% (mainly Aulacoseira granulata, Aulacoseira islandica, Fragilaria heidenii, Martyana martyi, Stephanodiscus rotula, Thalassiosira lacustris).
Environmental changes induced by human activities in the Northern Curonian Lagoon (Eastern Baltic): diatoms and stable isotope data

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