- the
minerals in clay form small, flat,
platelike structures. Clay can be
easily deformed because the
platelike particles can slip
along each
other in...
- is present,
except in A. piscivorus. Usually, nine
large symmetrical platelike scales are on the
crown of the head, but in all species,
these are often...
-
During the
twentieth century, the tutu
reached its peak form with a
platelike shape;
French critic André
Levinson highlighted the
contrast between the...
- thin
caudal extensions in Triops,
while Lepidurus also
bears a
central platelike process. Only 24
hours after hatching they
already resemble miniature...
- have
found fossil grunion otoliths (tiny,
bonelike particles or
stony platelike structures in the
internal ear of
lower vertebrates) at
various Native...
- (with the
exception of the
caudal peduncle) with very large, strong,
platelike scales called scutes,
which are
fortified with
prominent ridges. The first...
-
length but is more
common at
about half that size.
Covered entirely with
platelike scales aside from one
scaleless area
behind the jaws. The
stone triggerfish...
-
disturbing soils when too wet or dry.
Platy – The
units are flat and
platelike. They are
generally oriented horizontally.
Prismatic – The individual...
- on the
skull like a cap.
Lizard scales vary in form from
tubercular to
platelike, or
imbricate (overlapping).
These scales,
which on the
surface are composed...
-
living on rock outcrops. It is
called the
plated lizard because of the
platelike scales on the back. This
lizard is very shy and hard to approach. When...
