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Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Chondrostei
Latin
CONT

Two chondrostean lineages survive today: the sturgeons of Eurasia and North America, and the paddlefish of North America and China. These two lineages have secondarily lost a number of actinopterygian traits: they lack scales on most of the body, have a cartilaginous skeleton, and have developed a shark-like, heterocercal tail and a rostrum extending past the mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Chondrostei
Latin
CONT

Chez les Chondrostéens, représentés actuellement par l'esturgeon (Acipenser), la corde dorsale ne disparaît pas et la colonne vertébrale reste cartilagineuse.

Spanish

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