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CROCODILIANS [24 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Animal Reproduction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- egg fossil
1, record 1, English, egg%20fossil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fossilized remain of [an] egg laid by ancient animal. 2, record 1, English, - egg%20fossil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many ancient reptile groups are known from egg fossils including crocodilians, dinosaurs, and turtles. 2, record 1, English, - egg%20fossil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reproduction des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œuf fossile
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Buf%20fossile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un œuf fossile découvert en Antarctique, semblable à un ballon de football, serait l'œuvre d'un énorme reptile marin de l'époque des tyrannosaures [...] 2, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Buf%20fossile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Reproducción de animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- huevo fósil
1, record 1, Spanish, huevo%20f%C3%B3sil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dado que con frecuencia se desconoce el organismo responsable de la puesta de cualquier huevo fósil, los científicos clasifican los huevos utilizando un sistema paralelo de taxonomía separado del sistema Linneo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - huevo%20f%C3%B3sil
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Reproduction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ranching
1, record 2, English, ranching
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rearing, in a controlled environment, of the specimen, usually eggs or hatchling crocodile, taken from the wild with the intent of engaging in trade. 2, record 2, English, - ranching
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crocodilians can be used sustainably by several methods; hunting of wild crocodilians, ranching(i. e. bringing eggs or hatchlings from the wild and raising them in captivity) and captive breeding(farming) by maintaining breeding adults in captivity and raising their offspring. 3, record 2, English, - ranching
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction des animaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ranche
1, record 2, French, ranche
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ranching 2, record 2, French, ranching
anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'élevage des crocodiles qui permet de contrôler les conditions de développement embryonnaire et d'éliminer une mortalité importante due à la prédation [et qui] consiste à prélever dans la nature des œufs qui sont mis à incuber. 1, record 2, French, - ranche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les élevages s'effectuent selon deux modalités principales. La plus simple consiste à prélever dans la nature, les œufs qui sont mis à incuber ou encore les jeunes nouveau-nés et à assurer leur croissance en captivité. Il s'agit de ce que l'on appelle parfois «ranches» [...] 3, record 2, French, - ranche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des ranchs, des ranches. 4, record 2, French, - ranche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ranchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 5, record 2, French, - ranche
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ranch
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gavials
1, record 3, English, gavials
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are three families of living crocodilians : the alligators, the crocodiles and the gavials. Alligators have a blunt head, crocodiles a more elongated head and gavials an extremely narrow one. 1, record 3, English, - gavials
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gavialidés
1, record 3, French, gavialid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gavialiidés 2, record 3, French, gavialiid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il existe actuellement trois familles de crocodiliens : les Alligatoridés, les crocodylidés et les gavialidés. Les alligators ont un museau court et large, celui des crocodiles est plus allongé, alors que les gavials ont des mâchoires extrêmement longues et étroites. 1, record 3, French, - gavialid%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crocodiles
1, record 4, English, crocodiles
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are three families of living crocodilians : the alligators, the crocodiles and the gavials. Alligators have a blunt head, crocodiles a more elongated head and gavials an extremely narrow one. 2, record 4, English, - crocodiles
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crocodylidés
1, record 4, French, crocodylid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il existe actuellement trois familles de crocodiliens : les alligatoridés, les crocodylidés et les gavialidés. Les alligators ont un museau court et large, celui des crocodiles est plus allongé, alors que les gavials ont des mâchoires extrêmement longues et étroites. 2, record 4, French, - crocodylid%C3%A9s
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Archosauria
1, record 5, English, Archosauria
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- archosauria 2, record 5, English, archosauria
correct, plural
- archosaurians 3, record 5, English, archosaurians
correct, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large subclass of Reptilia comprising the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians all distinguished by possessing temporal openings separated from each other by a postorbitosquamosal arch. 4, record 5, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crocodilians belong to the same reptilian subclass, the Archosauria("ruling reptiles"), that includes the dinosaurs and the flying pterosaurs. 5, record 5, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Scientists classify dinosaurs within a larger group of animals called archosaurians, which also includes crocodiles, alligators and their relatives - pterosaurians (extinct flying reptiles such as Pterodactyls), birds and thecodonts, the earliest archosaurians. 6, record 5, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archosauria; archosaurians: collective terms not used in the singular. 7, record 5, English, - Archosauria
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Archosauriens
1, record 5, French, Archosauriens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- archosauriens 2, record 5, French, archosauriens
correct, masculine noun, plural
- Archosauria 3, record 5, French, Archosauria
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reptiles terrestres de l'ère secondaire. 2, record 5, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les archosauriens (thécodontes, dinosaures, oiseaux, etc.) l'endothermie apparaît chez certains thécodontes très primitifs et son origine dans cette lignée remonte sûrement elle aussi au permien. 2, record 5, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les Crocodiliens appartiennent à la même sous-classe des reptiles, les Archosauriens, que les Dinosaures et Ptérosaures (reptiles volants). 4, record 5, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archosauriens; Archosauria : termes collectifs inusités au singulier. 5, record 5, French, - Archosauriens
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Phosphatosaurus gavialoides 1, record 6, English, Phosphatosaurus%20gavialoides
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Continued diversification in Cenozoic times affected one family of mesosuchians that appeared in Africa at the end of the Cretaceous. These were the dyrosaurids, [crocodilians] which inhabited shallow coastal waters early in the Tertiary. Their fossils, abundant in the phosphate deposits of southern Tunisia, show that one species, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, had a very long, narrow snout and pointed teeth suitable for capturing fish.... Its cousin, Phosphatosaurus gavialoides, had a shorter, more robust snout.... Its jaws carried large, blunt rear teeth adapted to the crushing of hard-shelled prey; the species may have fed on marine turtles. 1, record 6, English, - Phosphatosaurus%20gavialoides
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Phosphatosaurus gavialoides
1, record 6, French, Phosphatosaurus%20gavialoides
masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au début du Tertiaire, une famille de Mésosuchiens, apparue à la fin du Crétacé, continua à se diversifier. Il s'agit des Dyrosauridés, [crocodiliens] qui habitaient les eaux côtières peu profondes. Leurs restes, qui sont abondants dans les phosphates d'Afrique du Nord, montrent qu'une des espèces, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, avait un museau très long et étroit et des dents pointues adaptées à la capture des poissons [...] Son cousin Phosphatosaurus gavialoides avait un museau plus court et plus robuste [...] Ses mâchoires portaient des dents postérieures grosses et obtuses, capables de broyer des proies aux coquilles dures; cette espèce se nourrissait peut-être des tortues marines. 1, record 6, French, - Phosphatosaurus%20gavialoides
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- dyrosaurids 1, record 7, English, dyrosaurids
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Continued diversification in Cenozoic times affected one family of mesosuchians that appeared in Africa at the end of the Cretaceous. These were the dyrosaurids, [crocodilians] which inhabited shallow coastal waters early in the Tertiary. 1, record 7, English, - dyrosaurids
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Dyrosauridés
1, record 7, French, Dyrosaurid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au début du tertiaire, une famille de Mésosuchiens, apparue à la fin du Crétacé, continua à se diversifier. Il s'agit des Dyrosauridés, [crocodiliens] qui habitaient les eaux côtières peu profondes. 1, record 7, French, - Dyrosaurid%C3%A9s
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Dyrosaurus phosphaticus 1, record 8, English, Dyrosaurus%20phosphaticus
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Continued diversification in Cenozoic times affected one family of mesosuchians that appeared in Africa at the end of the Cretaceous. These were the dyrosaurids, [crocodilians] which inhabited shallow coastal waters early in the Tertiary. Their fossils, abundant in the phosphate deposits of southern Tunisia, show that one species, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, has a very long, narrow snout and pointed teeth suitable for capturing fish... 1, record 8, English, - Dyrosaurus%20phosphaticus
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Dyrosaurus phosphaticus
1, record 8, French, Dyrosaurus%20phosphaticus
masculine noun, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au début du tertiaire, une famille de Mésosuchiens, apparue à la fin du Crétacé, continua à se diversifier. Il s'agit des Dyrosauridés, [crocodiliens] qui habitaient les eaux côtières peu profondes. Leurs restes, qui sont abondants dans les phosphates d'Afrique du Nord, montrent qu'une des espèces, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus, avait un museau très long et étroit et des dents pointues adaptées à la capture des poissons [...] 1, record 8, French, - Dyrosaurus%20phosphaticus
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- baurusuchids 1, record 9, English, baurusuchids
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
None of the living crocodilians is nonaquatic, but still one more group of land crocodile became prominent in South America during Tertiary times. They evidently arose from a group of peculiar mesosuchians, the baurusuchids, that first appeared in the late Cretaceous. 1, record 9, English, - baurusuchids
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Baurisuchidés
1, record 9, French, Baurisuchid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien que les Corcodiliens actuels soient tous aquatiques, il a encore existé au Tertiaire des formes terrestres. En Amérique du Sud apparurent ainsi au Crétacé supérieur des Mésosuchiens très particuliers, les Baurisuchidés [...] 1, record 9, French, - Baurisuchid%C3%A9s
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- sebecids 1, record 10, English, sebecids
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
None of the living crocodilians is nonaquatic, but still one more group of land crocodiles became prominent in South America during Tertiary times. They evidently arose from a group of peculiar mesosuchians, the baurusuchids, that first appeared in the late Cretaceous. By the beginning of the Tertiary their descendants, the sebecids, had appeared. They were large animals with a high, narrow snout... their teeth were long and laterally flattened and had sharp, serrated cutting edges much like those of carnivorous dinosaurs. 1, record 10, English, - sebecids
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Sebecidés
1, record 10, French, Sebecid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien que les Crocodiliens actuels soient tous aquatiques, il a encore existé au Tertiaire des formes terrestres. En Amérique du Sud apparurent ainsi au Crétacé supérieur des Mésosuchiens très particuliers, les Baurusuchidés, qui donnèrent sans doute naissance, dès le début du Tertiaire, aux Sebecidés. Ces derniers étaient de grands animaux au museau élevé et étroit [...] leurs dents étaient longues et comprimées latéralement et avaient des arêtes crénelées; elles ressemblaient beaucoup à celles des dinosauriens carnivores. 1, record 10, French, - Sebecid%C3%A9s
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 11, Main entry term, English
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the late Tertiary a number of giant ensuchians evolved in South America. Although these oversize forms have since become extinct, the region's crocodilians remain varied to this day, as is indicated by the number of different species of crocodiles and their cousins the caimans found there. 1, record 11, English, - caiman
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- caïman
1, record 11, French, ca%C3%AFman
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vers la fin du Tertiaire, un certain nombre d'Eusuchiens géants apparurent en Amérique du Sud. Bien que ces formes gigantesques aient disparu depuis, les Crocodiliens de cette région sont aujourd'hui encore fort variés, avec de nombreuses espèces de crocodiles et [leurs cousins] les caïmans. 1, record 11, French, - ca%C3%AFman
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- pristichampsines 1, record 12, English, pristichampsines
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another dinosaur-toothed group of terrestrial crocodilians, the pristichampsines... evolved from more normal eusuchians somewhere in the Laurasian region at the beginning of the Tertiary. 1, record 12, English, - pristichampsines
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- Pristichampsinés
1, record 12, French, Pristichampsin%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un autre groupe de Crocodiliens terrestres, les Pristichampsinés [...] évoluèrent à partir d'Eusuchiens plus "classiques" quelque part en Laurasie au début du Tertiaire. 1, record 12, French, - Pristichampsin%C3%A9s
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1980-08-14
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- pholidosaurids 1, record 13, English, pholidosaurids
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the southern bloc of continents, known as Gondwanaland, the situation in early Cretaceous times was somewhat different. The various components of Gondwanaland shared a few groups of crocodilians with the northern bloc of continents, known as Laurasia. Among them were long-snouted pholidosaurids... 1, record 13, English, - pholidosaurids
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- Pholidosauridés
1, record 13, French, Pholidosaurid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le bloc méridional de continents, appelé Gondwana, la situation au Crétacé inférieur était quelque peu différente. Les régions gondwaniennes avaient quelques groupes de Crocodiliens en commun avec le bloc continental du Nord, ou Laurasie. Parmi ceux-ci, il faut citer les Pholidosauridés à museau allongé [...] 1, record 13, French, - Pholidosaurid%C3%A9s
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- pterosaurs 1, record 14, English, pterosaurs
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crocodilians belong to the same reptilian subclass, the Archosauria("ruling reptiles"), that includes the dinosaurs and the flying pterosaurs. 1, record 14, English, - pterosaurs
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- Ptérosaure 1, record 14, French, Pt%C3%A9rosaure
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Crocodiliens appartiennent à la même sous-classe des reptiles, les Archosauriens, que les Dinosaures et Ptérosaures (reptiles volants). 1, record 14, French, - Pt%C3%A9rosaure
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- Teleosaurids 1, record 15, English, Teleosaurids
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Practically all the crocodilians from Lower and Middle Jurassic fossil beds are found not in continental rocks but in marine ones, laid down in the shallow seas that had invaded large continental areas at the time. The earliest of the Jurassic crocodilians, members of the suborder Mesochia, were among the first vertebrate fossils known to science. Representatives of the family of teleosaurids, they were found in some abundance in rock formations in Britain, France and Germany as early as the 18th century. 1, record 15, English, - Teleosaurids
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- Télésauridés
1, record 15, French, T%C3%A9l%C3%A9saurid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pratiquement tous les Crocodiliens fossiles du Jurassique inférieur et moyen proviennent non pas de roches continentales mais de sédiments marins déposés dans les mers peu profondes qui avaient alors envahi de vastes parties des continents. Les plus anciens de ces Crocodiliens jurassiques, membres du sous-ordre des Mésosuchiens, furent parmi les premiers vertébrés fossiles à être étudiés scientifiquement. On trouva en effet des représentants de la famille des Téléosauridés en assez grand nombre dans la Jurassique d'Angleterre, de France et d'Allemagne, dès le XVIIIe siècle. 1, record 15, French, - T%C3%A9l%C3%A9saurid%C3%A9s
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- alligators 1, record 16, English, alligators
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... there are three families of living crocodilians : the alligators, the crocodiles and the gavials. Alligators have a blunt head, crocodiles a more elongated head and gavials an extremely narrow one. 1, record 16, English, - alligators
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- Alligatoridés 1, record 16, French, Alligatorid%C3%A9s
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] il existe actuellement trois familles de Crocodiliens : les Alligatoridés, les Crocodylidés et les Gavialidés. Les alligators ont un museau court et large, celui des crocodiles est plus allongé, alors que les gavials ont des mâchoires extrêmement longues et étroites. 1, record 16, French, - Alligatorid%C3%A9s
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- metriorhynchids 1, record 17, English, metriorhynchids
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A second group of marine crocodilians evolved during the Lower Jurassic, probably from teleosaurid ancestors. This was the family of metriorhynchids. They are the most specialized of all the members of crocodilian order, being profoundly modified for an aquatic life. Their kinship to the teleosaurids is evident from their double-concave vertebrae, the structure of their palate and other features of their cranial anatomy. Beyond this, however, the skull is streamlined, the limbs are transformed into paddles and the end of the spine is bent sharply down. 1, record 17, English, - metriorhynchids
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- Métriorhynchidés
1, record 17, French, M%C3%A9triorhynchid%C3%A9s
masculine noun, plural
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un second groupe de Crocodiliens marins évolua pendant la Jurassique, probablement à partir de Télésauridés: la famille des Métriorhynchidés. Ce furent les plus spécialisés de tous les Crocodiliens car ils étaient profondément adaptés à la vie aquatique. Leur parenté avec les Téléosauridés est indiquée par leurs vertèbres biconcaves, la structure de leur palais et d'autres traits de l'anatomie crânienne. De plus, le crâne est hydrodynamique, les membres sont transformés en nageoires et l'extrémité de la queue est nettement courbée vers le bas. 1, record 17, French, - M%C3%A9triorhynchid%C3%A9s
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- atoposaurids 1, record 18, English, atoposaurids
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the family of atoposaurids, is... preserved in the lithographic limestones of Europe. A detailed study of their very complete skeletons made by P. Wellnhofer of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Historical Geology in Munich indicate that these small crocodilians, on the average no more than 40 centimeters long, were probably agile carnivores. 1, record 18, English, - atoposaurids
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- Atoposauridé
1, record 18, French, Atoposaurid%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les représentants de la famille des Atoposauridés sont [...] bien conservées dans les calcaires lithographiques du Jurassique supérieur d'Europe. P. Wellnhofer de la Collection d'État Bavaroise de Paléontologie et de Géologie historique à Munich, a réalisé une étude détaillée de leurs squelettes très complets. Il en conclut que ces petits [crocodiles], ne dépassant guère 40 centimètres de long, étaient probablement d'agiles carnivores terrestres. 1, record 18, French, - Atoposaurid%C3%A9
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- Protosuchia 1, record 19, English, Protosuchia
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The earliest crocodilians known, members of the suborder Protosuchia, are found as fossils in continental rock formations of late Triassic age in North and South America(Arizona and Argentina) and in Africa(South Africa and Lesotho)... The protosuchians were small animals, hardly more than a meter long; their snout was fairly short and their legs were fairly long. A strong armor of bony plates covered their back and belly. 1, record 19, English, - Protosuchia
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- Protosuchiens
1, record 19, French, Protosuchiens
masculine noun, plural
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plus anciens Crocodiliens connus, membres du sous-ordre des Protosuchiens, ont été trouvés dans des couches continentales du Trias supérieur, en Amérique du Nord et du Sud (Arizona et Argentine) et en Afrique (Afrique du Sud et Lesotho) [...] Les Protosuchiens étaient de petits animaux, ne dépassant guère un mètre de long; leur museau était assez court et leurs membres relativement longs. Une forte armure de plaques osseuses couvrait leur dos et leur ventre. 1, record 19, French, - Protosuchiens
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- eusuchians 1, record 20, English, eusuchians
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... at the beginning of the Cretaceous several lineages of small mesosuchians showed a trend toward the acquisition of progressive features. Descended from one of these lineages, in all probability, were the eusuchians : the suborder that includes the living crocodilians. 1, record 20, English, - eusuchians
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- Eusuchien
1, record 20, French, Eusuchien
masculine noun
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à la fin du Jurassique et au début du Crétacé, plusieurs lignées de petits Mésosuchiens montrèrent une tendance à acquérir des caractères progressifs. Il est extrêmement probable que le sous-ordre des Eusuchiens, qui comprend les Crocodiliens modernes, descend d'une de ces lignées. 1, record 20, French, - Eusuchien
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- Theriosuchus 1, record 21, English, Theriosuchus
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... at the beginning of the Cretaceous several lineages of small mesosuchians showed a trend toward the acquisition of progressive features. Descended from one of these lineages, in all probability, were the eusuchians : the suborder that includes the living crocodilians. It is difficult, however, to decide which lineage it is. Possible candidates are Theriosuchus, a genus from the fossil-rich Weald beds in Britain... 1, record 21, English, - Theriosuchus
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- Theriosuchus 1, record 21, French, Theriosuchus
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à la fin du Jurassique et au début du Crétacé, plusieurs lignées de petits Mésosuchiens montrèrent une tendance à acquérir des caractères progressifs. Il est extrêmement probable que le sous-ordre des Eusuchiens, qui comprend les Crocodiliens modernes, descend d'une de ces lignées. Il est difficile toutefois de déterminer exactement de laquelle il s'agit. Parmi les candidats possibles, il faut citer Theriosuchus, trouvé en Angleterre [...] 1, record 21, French, - Theriosuchus
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
Record 22 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 22, English
Record 22, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 22, Main entry term, English
- Mesosuchia 1, record 22, English, Mesosuchia
Record 22, Abbreviations, English
Record 22, Synonyms, English
Record 22, Textual support, English
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Practically all the crocodilians from Lower and Middle Jurassic fossil beds are found not in continental rocks but in marine ones, laid down in the shallow seas that had invaded large continental areas at the time. The earliest of the Jurassic crocodilians, members of the suborder Mesochia, were among the first vertebrate fossils known to science. Representatives of the family of teleosaurids, they were found in some abundance in rock formations in Britain, France and Germany as early as the 18th century. 1, record 22, English, - Mesosuchia
Record 22, French
Record 22, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 22, Main entry term, French
- Mésocuchien
1, record 22, French, M%C3%A9socuchien
masculine noun
Record 22, Abbreviations, French
Record 22, Synonyms, French
Record 22, Textual support, French
Record number: 22, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pratiquement tous les Crocodiliens fossiles du Jurassique inférieur et moyen proviennent non pas de roches continentales mais de sédiments marins déposés dans les mers peu profondes qui avaient alors envahi de vastes parties des continents. Les plus anciens de ces Crocodiliens jurassiques, membres du sous-ordre des Mésosuchiens, furent parmi les premiers vertébrés fossiles à être étudiés scientifiquement. On trouva en effet des représentants de la famille des Téléosauridés en assez grand nombre dans la Jurassique d'Angleterre, de France et d'Allemagne, dès le XVIIIe siècle. 1, record 22, French, - M%C3%A9socuchien
Record 22, Spanish
Record 22, Textual support, Spanish
Record 23 - internal organization data 1978-08-17
Record 23, English
Record 23, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 23, Main entry term, English
- Pseudosuchia
1, record 23, English, Pseudosuchia
correct, plural
Record 23, Abbreviations, English
Record 23, Synonyms, English
Record 23, Textual support, English
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A suborder of Thecodontia comprising small slender generalized Triassic reptiles probably near the common ancestry of dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians. 1, record 23, English, - Pseudosuchia
Record 23, French
Record 23, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 23, Main entry term, French
- pseudosuchiens
1, record 23, French, pseudosuchiens
correct, plural
Record 23, Abbreviations, French
Record 23, Synonyms, French
Record 23, Textual support, French
Record number: 23, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous-ordre de reptiles, comprenant des formes primitives de crocodiliens du Trias et dont le genre principal est l'aétosaure. 1, record 23, French, - pseudosuchiens
Record 23, Spanish
Record 23, Textual support, Spanish
Record 24 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 24, English
Record 24, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 24, Main entry term, English
- Dinosauria 1, record 24, English, Dinosauria
Record 24, Abbreviations, English
Record 24, Synonyms, English
Record 24, Textual support, English
Record number: 24, 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 24, English, - Dinosauria
Record 24, French
Record 24, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 24, Main entry term, French
- dinosaurien 1, record 24, French, dinosaurien
Record 24, Abbreviations, French
Record 24, Synonyms, French
Record 24, Textual support, French
Record number: 24, 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 24, French, - dinosaurien
Record 24, Spanish
Record 24, Textual support, Spanish
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