Jump to content

cladial

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

cladial

  1. (paleontology) Pertaining to the cladium.
    • 2005, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences - Volume 42, Issues 5-8, page 800:
      Berry (1964) provided a comprehensive description of the species and Maletz (1994) confirmed Berry's consclusions concering the proximal development and cladial branching of Pterograptus from isolated material.
    • 2017, Jörg Maletz, Graptolite Paleobiology, page 36:
      Several stages in the development of a cladium, showing the secondary nema as the leading rod of the cladial stipe (based on Bulman 1970a, Fig. 65).

Derived terms

[edit]