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CHELONIA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- green turtle
1, record 1, English, green%20turtle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- green sea turtle 2, record 1, English, green%20sea%20turtle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A turtle of the family Cheloniidae. 3, record 1, English, - green%20turtle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tortue verte
1, record 1, French, tortue%20verte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tortue franche 2, record 1, French, tortue%20franche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tortue de la famille des Cheloniidae. 3, record 1, French, - tortue%20verte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reptiles y anfibios
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tortuga verde
1, record 1, Spanish, tortuga%20verde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Platychelys
1, record 2, English, Platychelys
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Reptilia. Subclass Anapsida. Order Chelonia(Testudinata). Suborder Amphichelydia(...) F. Pleurosternidae, Platychelys L.-U. Jur. Eu.(...) 1, record 2, English, - Platychelys
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
F=family; L.=Lower; U.=Upper; Jur.-Jurassic; Eu.=Europe. 2, record 2, English, - Platychelys
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- platychelys
1, record 2, French, platychelys
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tortue fossile du Jurassique supérieur européen, encore peu spécialisée. 1, record 2, French, - platychelys
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-07-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Eurysternum
1, record 3, English, Eurysternum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Reptilia. Subclass Anapsida. Order Chelonia(Testudinata). Suborder Cryptodira. F. Thalassemydidae,(...) Eurysternum(...) U. Jur. Eu.,(...) 1, record 3, English, - Eurysternum
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
U. = Upper; Jur. = Jurassic, Eu. = Europe. 2, record 3, English, - Eurysternum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- eurysternum
1, record 3, French, eurysternum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tortue dont on trouve les squelettes entiers, bien conservés, dans les calcaires lithographiques du Jurassique supérieur de la Bavière et de l'Ain. 1, record 3, French, - eurysternum
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chelonians
1, record 4, English, chelonians
correct, noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- turtles 1, record 4, English, turtles
correct, plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When we speak of aquatic reptiles today we think of turtles, or chelonians, which appeared in mid-Triassic times ... 1, record 4, English, - chelonians
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tortoises and turtles: reptiles having the body encased in a large flattened bony capsule composed of a number of dermal bones forming the dorsal carapace and the ventral plastron. These may or may not be covered by dermal horny plates roughly corresponding to the underlying bones. 2, record 4, English, - chelonians
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chélonien
1, record 4, French, ch%C3%A9lonien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tortue 1, record 4, French, tortue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ce sont des reptiles très spécialisés, caractérisés essentiellement par une armure osseuse comprenant une carapace dorsale et un plastron ventral. 1, record 4, French, - ch%C3%A9lonien
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Malgré cette haute spécialisation, on voit apparaître les tortues très tôt dans le Permien. [...] Les formes primitives avaient des dents simples, les espèces actuelles ont un bec corné. 1, record 4, French, - ch%C3%A9lonien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1978-02-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- anapsid
1, record 5, English, anapsid
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A type of skull in which there is a complete covering of dermal bones with no temporal fossae; such a skull is found in the primitive reptile "Seymouria" and also in the Chelonia(tortoises and turtles) 1, record 5, English, - anapsid
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- anapside
1, record 5, French, anapside
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mode de formation de ces fosses conduit à distinguer trois types principaux de voûte crânienne [...]: Le type "anapside". La capsule auditive, constituée par le prootique et l'opisthotique, est située profondément sous la surface du crâne: entre elle et les os de membrane superficiels existe un espace, la "cavité temporale", qui est continue, à l'avant, avec l'orbite, qui s'ouvre à l'arrière du crâne et qui est remplie par les muscles masticateurs [...]. Cette cavité, complètement recouverte par des os dermiques, existe chez les Reptiles Cotylausauriens et chez certaines tortues actuelles "Chelone" [...]. La voûte crânienne est totalement couverte et ne présente que quatre perforations, les narines et les orbites; il n'y a donc pas de fosse temporale. 1, record 5, French, - anapside
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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