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AMPHICHELYDIAN [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
DEF

Earliest suborder of turtles in which head and limbs could not be withdrawn, and from which arose the two main later groups.

OBS

amphichelydians: collective term rarely used in the singular (amphichelydian).

Key term(s)
  • amphichelydian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
OBS

Amphichélydiens : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (Amphichélydien).

Key term(s)
  • Amphichélydien

Spanish

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