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HIDDEN NECK TURTLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cryptodira
1, record 1, English, Cryptodira
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cryptodira 2, record 1, English, cryptodira
correct, plural
- Cryptodires 3, record 1, English, Cryptodires
correct, plural
- cryptodires 4, record 1, English, cryptodires
correct, plural
- hidden-neck turtles 5, record 1, English, hidden%2Dneck%20turtles
correct, plural
- hidden-necked turtles 1, record 1, English, hidden%2Dnecked%20turtles
correct, plural
- hidden neck turtles 3, record 1, English, hidden%20neck%20turtles
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cryptodires ("hidden-necks") include all ... turtles [other than amphichelids and pleurodires.] They tuck both head and neck away ... Fossil cryptodires began as marsh-divellers that swam well ... Some of their descendants became aquatic but remained in rivers and swamps, though others took to the sea. 6, record 1, English, - Cryptodira
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cryptodira; Cryptodires: terms not used in the singular when applied to the order. 7, record 1, English, - Cryptodira
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hidden-necked turtle
- hidden-neck turtle
- hidden neck turtle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Cryptodires
1, record 1, French, Cryptodires
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptodires 2, record 1, French, cryptodires
correct, masculine noun, plural
- cryptodères 3, record 1, French, cryptod%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-ordre de tortues thécophores, caractérisées par leur cou, qui se replie verticalement sous la carapace et par leur bassin non soudé à celle-ci. 3, record 1, French, - Cryptodires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce groupe est connu depuis le Permien. Il comprend les «Tortues terrestres» et les «Tortues de Marais actuelles». Malgré leur apparition précoce, elles sont plus spécialisées que les précédentes. L'armure est recouverte d'écussons cornés épidermiques. Le bassin n'est pas soudé au plastron, ni à la carapace, laquelle présente des plaques marginales, le cou est rétractile (d'où leur nom). 4, record 1, French, - Cryptodires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cryptodires; cryptodères: termes inusités au singulier quand ils désignent l'ordre du règne animal. 5, record 1, French, - Cryptodires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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