Difference between revisions of "Fluting"
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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
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− | '''FLUTING''' - (septal fluting); folding of the septa at their base in fusiform shells, as in fusulinids. The folds in consecutive septa oppose each other and may fuse at their bases, thus loosing contact with the surface of the previous whorl that is the chamber floor and consequently producing passageways parallel to the tunnel, the so-called | + | '''FLUTING''' - (septal fluting); folding of the septa at their base in fusiform shells, as in fusulinids. The folds in consecutive septa oppose each other and may fuse at their bases, thus loosing contact with the surface of the previous whorl that is the chamber floor and consequently producing passageways parallel to the tunnel, the so-called cuniculi. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744 | Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744 | ||
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