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In palaeo-pictures, terms are used such as lateral,
dorsal, antero-dorsal etc, to indicate the angle you are viewing them, but no
one ever gives a key as to what they all mean. Eventually one becomes
familiar with most, but there are a few holes in my current repertoire I would
like to fill:
Dorsal view is the translation for aerial view,
right? Is this transferrable to images of skulls (which, of course, have
no dorsal)?
What is the term for underside view?
A front view on skulls with beaks is often
referred to as 'rostral', when they are absent is this known
as 'premaxillary' or 'narial' view and if not why not?
I heard a rumour that technically lateral only
refers to the right side and that there is another term used for the left, is
this true and if so, what is that term?
Thanks in advance,
Sam
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