anteriorly

adv

1. before (in time)
2. in front (in position)
3. towards the anterior

   “Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed.”

   “In both cases the histial dolon is united anteriorly with the velar dolon and both genera are also similar in being unisulcate .”