Re: paleonet Tremalkanal

[Franz-Josef Lindemann <f.j.lindemann@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Alvaro,

thank you for your message. The question is whether the paper also uses the 
term "Tremalkanal". Anyway, it would be fine to have a pdf.

Greetings,
Franz-Josef

At 10:56 04.08.2006, you wrote:
>The oldest reference to "Schleimkanal" I could find is in
>
>Asmuss, H. 1856. Das vollkommenste Hautskelet der bisher bekannten 
>Thierreihe. An fossilen Fischen des Alten Rothen Sandsteins aufgefunden 
>und aus ihren Resten erläutert. Pp. 1-40. Schünman's Wittwe & C. 
>Mattiesen, Dorpat.
>
>If interested I can send a PDF (ca. 3 MB).
>
>Best regards
>
>Alvaro
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Franz-Josef Lindemann" 
><f.j.lindemann@nhm.uio.no>
>To: <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
>Sent: Thursday, 03 August, 2006 20:26
>Subject: paleonet Tremalkanal
>
>
>>A century ago the Swedish palaeontologist Carl Wiman used the term 
>>"Tremalkanal" (in his German-written papers) when describing sensory 
>>grooves in temnospondyls (e.g. Wiman 1914). I have never seen this term 
>>anywhere else and wonder if anybody could direct me to a textbook using 
>>it. Or would anybody be able to explain the terms etymology? The only 
>>origin I could imagine is the Greek "trema" meaning hole or opening, but 
>>not groove or canal or furrow. Wiman also speaks of Schleimkanal (= 
>>mucus, slime), but I cannot find any etymological link to trema(l) there 
>>either.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>fj
>>
>>Franz-Josef Lindemann
>>Natural History Museum, University of Oslo
>>P.O.Box 1172 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo
>>Phone: +47 22 85 16 59
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>>visiting address: Sars' gate 1, NO-0562 Oslo
>>
>>
>
>

Franz-Josef Lindemann
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo
P.O.Box 1172 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo
Phone: +47 22 85 16 59
Fax: +47 22 85 18 00
visiting address: Sars' gate 1, NO-0562 Oslo