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RUMINANTIA [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paraxonia
1, record 1, English, paraxonia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- even-toed ungulate 2, record 1, English, even%2Dtoed%20ungulate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Order of mammals which have substituted hooves(kind of thick horny part enclosing and covering the front of the last phalanx) for claws and have adapted for running. They are herbivorous. The body weight is borne only on the hooves. The old classification separating the Perissodactylo(odd-toed Ungulates) from the Artiodactyla(even-toed Ungulates) tends nowadays to be replaced by one distinguishing between the Mesaxonia(with the axis of the limb passing through the 3rd digit, and the other digits vestigial or absent) and the Paraxonia(in which the axis of the limb passes between the 3rd and 4th digits, which are equal in length, and the other digits vestigial or absent). Artiodactyls are divided into 2 suborders : the Suiformes, which include the wild boar(Sus scrofa), a pest of the family Suidae, and the Ruminantia(ruminants), which comprise the red deer(Cervus elaphus) and the roe deer(Capreolus capreolus). The latter species is sometimes harmful. 1, record 1, English, - paraxonia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paraxonien
1, record 1, French, paraxonien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez les ongulés, la position de l'axe du membre varie selon le nombre d'éléments métapodiaux conservés [...] Chez le paraxonien, l'axe passe entre les doigts III et IV qui sont de même longueur [...] 1, record 1, French, - paraxonien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- artiodáctilos
1, record 1, Spanish, artiod%C3%A1ctilos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mamíferos de pezuñas pares 2, record 1, Spanish, mam%C3%ADferos%20de%20pezu%C3%B1as%20pares
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mamíferos] ungulados en los cuales el eje de las patas pasa entre los dedos tercero y cuarto, con un desarrollo igual o desigual, y en todo caso, más largos que el segundo y el quinto. El número de dedos en estos animales es par (hipopótamo, cerdo, ciervo, cabra, vaca, etc.). 3, record 1, Spanish, - artiod%C3%A1ctilos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los artiodáctilos o mamíferos de pezuñas pares se estudian en el orden Artiodactyla. Este orden se le asigna a la clase Mamalia. 2, record 1, Spanish, - artiod%C3%A1ctilos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ruminant
1, record 2, English, ruminant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Ruminantia 2, record 2, English, Ruminantia
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to any eventoed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia(such as cattle, bison, sheep, goats, deer, elk and antelope) ;any cloven-hoofed mammal characterized by having a stomach divided into four compartments and chewing a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food. 2, record 2, English, - ruminant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... any of a suborder(Ruminantia) of four-footed, hoofed, even-toed, and cud-chewing mammals, as the cattle, buffalo, goat, deer, camel, antelope, giraffe, etc., having a stomach with four chambers(the "rumen", "reticulum", "omasum", and "abomasum")... 3, record 2, English, - ruminant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ruminant
1, record 2, French, ruminant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Ruminantia 2, record 2, French, Ruminantia
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le ruminant actuel est défini par les caractères que voici: pattes à doigts III et IV seuls persistants ou beaucoup plus développés que les doigts latéraux - métacarpiens ou métatarsiens III et IV soudés en os canon-denture incomplète par absence d'incisives et de canines supérieures - molaires à fût élevé et à couronne plate de type sélénodonte - frontal portant en général des cornes ou des bois - estomac pluriloculaire et capable de rumination. Mis à part ce dernier caractère, qu'il est impossible d'observer à l'état fossile, tous les autres sont connus pour avoir évolué graduellement depuis le début de l'ère tertiaire [...] 3, record 2, French, - ruminant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] groupe de mammifères ongulés artiodactyles à deux doigts, dont l'estomac complexe permet aux aliments de remonter dans la bouche. 4, record 2, French, - ruminant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- rumiante
1, record 2, Spanish, rumiante
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ungulado con pezuñas, que rumia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - rumiante
Record 2, Key term(s)
- animal rumiante
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Tapirulus
1, record 3, English, Tapirulus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Mammalia. Order Artiodactyla. Suborder Ruminantia. Infraorder Tylopoda. F. Anoplotheriidae.(...) Tapirulus Eoc.-Olig. Eu. 1, record 3, English, - Tapirulus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Eoc. = Eocene; Olig. = Oligocene; Eu. = Europe. 2, record 3, English, - Tapirulus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tapirulus
1, record 3, French, tapirulus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère à sabots, à molaires tapiroïdes. (On le trouve dans l'Eocène supérieur et l'Oligocène des phosphorites du Quercy. Famille des anthracothéridés.) 1, record 3, French, - tapirulus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-07-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Palaeoryx
1, record 4, English, Palaeoryx
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Mammalia. Order Artiodactyla. Suborder Ruminantia. Infraorder Pecora. Superfamily Bovoidea. F. Bovidae(...) Palaeoryx(...) Plioc. As. Eu.(...) 1, record 4, English, - Palaeoryx
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plioc.=Pliocene. As.=Asia. Eu.=Europe; F=family. 2, record 4, English, - Palaeoryx
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- palaeoryx
1, record 4, French, palaeoryx
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antilope fossile, aux cornes rappelant celles des oryx actuels, et dont les ossements ont été trouvés dans divers terrains miocènes et pliocènes. 1, record 4, French, - palaeoryx
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-07-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Libytherium
1, record 5, English, Libytherium
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Mammalia. Order Artiodactyla. Suborder Ruminantia. Infraorder Pecora. Superfamily Cervoidea. F. Giraffidae(...) Libytherium Plioc. Af.(...) 1, record 5, English, - Libytherium
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plioc.=Pliocene; Af.-Africa. 2, record 5, English, - Libytherium
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- libytherium
1, record 5, French, libytherium
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère ruminant voisin des girafes, qui vivait en Algérie à l'époque tertiaire. 1, record 5, French, - libytherium
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1978-07-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Leptauchenia
1, record 6, English, Leptauchenia
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Mammalia. Suborder Ruminantia. Infraorder Tylopoda. F. Oreodontidae(...) Leptauchenia Olig.-Mioc. NA.(...) 1, record 6, English, - Leptauchenia
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Olig.-Oligocene; Mioc.-Miocene; NA.-North America. 2, record 6, English, - Leptauchenia
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- leptauchenia
1, record 6, French, leptauchenia
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère fossile à sabots, de l'Oligocène supérieur et du Miocène inférieur de l'Amérique du Nord, qui semble être un ancêtre direct des ruminants. (Famille des oréodontidés). 1, record 6, French, - leptauchenia
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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