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CREDONTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Creodontia
1, record 1, English, Creodontia
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Creodonta 2, record 1, English, Creodonta
correct, plural
- creodontia 3, record 1, English, creodontia
correct, plural
- credonta 4, record 1, English, credonta
correct, plural
- Creodonts 5, record 1, English, Creodonts
correct, plural
- creodonts 6, record 1, English, creodonts
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primitive carnivorous mammals of the Eocene and Miocene periods, showing affinities with both the Insectivora and the carnivorous marsupials. 3, record 1, English, - Creodontia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
They had large canine teeth but no carnassials. Some were wholly terrestrial; others semi-aquatic or seal-like. 3, record 1, English, - Creodontia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Creodonta. Creodonts are an extinct group of carnivorous mammals that were long thought to be the ancestors of modern Carnivora. This is no longer thought to be the case. Creodonts were the dominant group of carnivorous mammals in the early Tertiary and were quite diverse. 7, record 1, English, - Creodontia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Creodontia; Creodonta; creodonts: not used in the singular when it means the order. 8, record 1, English, - Creodontia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Créodontes
1, record 1, French, Cr%C3%A9odontes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- créodontes 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9odontes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont les carnassiers uniquement fossiles de l'Éocène et l'Oligocène à caractères encore synthétiques, donc encore un peu spécialisés et que l'on peut placer à l'origine des carnivores vrais [...]; dentures peu spécialisées, sans vraie carnassière [...]; cerveau petit peu plissé, membres robustes avec le plus souvent cinq doigts à griffes non rétractiles, Bref, carnivores à caractères primitifs. 3, record 1, French, - Cr%C3%A9odontes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] les créodontes, ancêtres du chien ou du chat, [...] étaient clairement présents en Asie avant de faire leur apparition en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. 4, record 1, French, - Cr%C3%A9odontes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
créodontes : terme inusité au singulier lorsqu'il désigne l'ordre à l'intérieur du règne animal. 5, record 1, French, - Cr%C3%A9odontes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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