Sentence examples for partial specimen from inspiring English sources

A partial specimen suggests its skull was five feet long, said Casey M. Holliday, a paleontologist at the University of Missouri who led the study.

The partial specimen from the fossil site along New Zealand's Waipara River is different enough morphologically from fossils of Waimanu that paleontologists are confident it is a new species.

Since standard DNA extraction methods involve at least partial specimen destruction [4], [5] they are unattractive for use on rare or otherwise important specimens (e.g. type specimens, voucher specimens).

Some of the jars contain whole brains; others, partial specimens.

The fossil find consisted of a few nearly complete skeletons and several dozen partial specimens.

After different aging stages, the specimens were subjected to accelerated carbonation experiments, and partial specimens were examined by scanning electron microscopy.

Six main partial specimens of Spinosaurus have been described.

Carapace: (partial specimens available only) Frontal margin of adult straight or slightly convex from anterior aspect; with single anterolateral tooth behind exorbital angle; outer margin of exorbital angle strongly inturned; frontal area with fine, scale-like pattern typical of genus; hepatic and branchial areas with numerous transverse ridges; intestinal area smooth.

In cases in which multiple individuals were available from the same colony, entire or partial specimens were destructively extracted; in cases in which only a single or a few specimens were available, specimens were non-destructively extracted.

Partial liver specimens and artery specimens were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −80°C for subsequent analyses.

That challenge is adequate margins on the partial mastectomy specimen.