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AMBLYPODA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amblypods
1, record 1, English, amblypods
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Amblypoda 2, record 1, English, Amblypoda
correct, plural
- amblypoda 3, record 1, English, amblypoda
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States. 4, record 1, English, - amblypods
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
They are massive, sluggish, small-brained animals, their strong stumpy limbs terminating in broad five-toed feet. Coryphodon, sometimes as large as an ox, is a typical representative. It is a type fitted only for prosperous days, and these Amblypoda, as they are called, will disappear as soon as the great carnivores are developed. 5, record 1, English, - amblypods
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amblypod; Amblypods: terms not used in the singular. 6, record 1, English, - amblypods
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Amblypodes
1, record 1, French, Amblypodes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amblypodes 2, record 1, French, amblypodes
correct, masculine noun, plural
- Amblypoda 3, record 1, French, Amblypoda
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre constitué par [des] mammifères fossiles ayant à chaque pied cinq doigts courts, terminés par des sabots et non par des ongles aigus. 4, record 1, French, - Amblypodes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont des mammifères archaïques aux formes massives. Le tarse des formes les plus primitives rappelle celui des Créodontes et celui des Condylarthres; «le carpe est alterné». Les pattes des formes les plus évoluées de ce groupe, ressemblent à celles des éléphants. 2, record 1, French, - Amblypodes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Amblypodes: Amblypoda : termes inusités au singulier. 5, record 1, French, - Amblypodes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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