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DINOSAURIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dinosaur
1, record 1, English, dinosaur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Dinosauria 2, record 1, English, Dinosauria
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a large group of extinct, mostly land-divelling, four-limbed reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, including some almost 100 ft. long: the flesh-eaters usually walked on their hind limbs, the plant-eaters on all four. 1, record 1, English, - dinosaur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dinosaure
1, record 1, French, dinosaure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dinosaurien 2, record 1, French, dinosaurien
correct, masculine noun
- Dinosauria 3, record 1, French, Dinosauria
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reptile fossile terrestre dont plusieurs espèces ont existé au jurassique et au crétacé avant de s'éteindre il y a 65 millions d'années. 1, record 1, French, - dinosaure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les reptiles terrestres ou dinosauriens (de «deinos», terrible; «sauros» lézard) sont les plus impressionnants par leur taille et leur étrangeté. À eux seuls, ils forment un monde extrêmement diversifié qui, pendant toute la durée des temps secondaires, s'est étendu à la surface entière du globe [...] Les dinosauriens étaient [...] de haute taille et propres à la marche et à la course. Certains sautaient ou bondissaient comme de véritables mammifères [...] D'après la constitution de leurs membres, on divise les dinosauriens en trois sous-ordres : les «sauropodes», les «théropodes» et les «ornithopodes». 2, record 1, French, - dinosaure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dinosauria 1, record 2, English, Dinosauria
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of extinct reptiles widely distributed from the triassic to the Mesozoic initially differing little from the generalized long-tailed quadrupedal common ancestors of modern birds and crocodilians but later becoming specialized for chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous mods of life into distinct bipedal and quadrupedal groups, the latter including the largen known land animals. 1, record 2, English, - Dinosauria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dinosaurien 1, record 2, French, dinosaurien
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formes éteintes, ayant vécu sur toute la terre ferme pendant la durée des temps secondaires et comprenant des animaux de toutes tailles, depuis quelques décimètres jusqu'à 30m de longueur. 2, record 2, French, - dinosaurien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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