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MESAXONIENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mesaxonia
1, record 1, English, mesaxonia
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammals in which the axis of symmetry of the foot passes up the middle digit. 2, record 1, English, - mesaxonia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Mesaxonia] include the Perissodactyla and some related fossil types. The middle toe may be the only one (e.g. in present day horses), or may be the largest of three, as in some ancestral horses and in the hind-foot of the rhinoceros. 2, record 1, English, - mesaxonia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mesaxonia: collective term not used in the singular. 3, record 1, English, - mesaxonia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mésaxoniens
1, record 1, French, M%C3%A9saxoniens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mésaxoniens 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9saxoniens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ancienne classification en Périssodactyles (Ongulés à nombre impair de doigts) et Artiodactyles (nombre pair de doigts) tend actuellement à être remplacée par celle qui distingue les Mésaxoniens (chez lesquels l'axe des membres passe par le doigt III, le plus long et parfois le seul qui persiste) des Paraxoniens (chez lesquels l'axe des membres passe entre les doigts III et IV, égaux entre eux, plus longs que les autres et parfois les seuls qui persistent). 1, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9saxoniens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mésaxoniens : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (Mésaxonien). 3, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9saxoniens
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mésaxonien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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