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HIPPURITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hippurite
1, record 1, English, hippurite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo. 2, record 1, English, - hippurite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hippurite
1, record 1, French, hippurite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve, de la famille éteinte des rudistes, qui a joué un grand rôle dans le peuplement des mers crétacées. 1, record 1, French, - hippurite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hippurite limestone
1, record 2, English, hippurite%20limestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The third layer of Lebanon limestone... is characterized at the base by abundant oyster beds or by hippurite limestone(Cenoman-Turon). 2, record 2, English, - hippurite%20limestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calcaire à Hippurites
1, record 2, French, calcaire%20%C3%A0%20Hippurites
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- récif à Hippurites 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9cif%20%C3%A0%20Hippurites
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les Hippuritidés ont le plus souvent vécu en groupes composés de nombreux individus fixés; l'accumulation de leurs coquilles a formé de puissants bancs de calcaire construit, désignés couramment sous le nom de «calcaires à Hippurites» ou «récifs à Hippurites». 1, record 2, French, - calcaire%20%C3%A0%20Hippurites
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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