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HOMINID [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hominid
1, record 1, English, hominid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- homonid 2, record 1, English, homonid
correct
- hominian 2, record 1, English, hominian
correct
- Hominid 3, record 1, English, Hominid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of the Hominidae, a family consisting of man and his ancestors. 3, record 1, English, - hominid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The specimen, known as Piltdown man, occupied an honored place in the catalogues of fossil hominids ... 4, record 1, English, - hominid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hominidé
1, record 1, French, hominid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hominien 2, record 1, French, hominien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La famille des hominidés regroupe, outre l'homme actuel, tous les représentants fossiles de la lignée humaine depuis qu'elle s'est individualisée des autres primates supérieurs [...] 3, record 1, French, - hominid%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- homínido
1, record 1, Spanish, hom%C3%ADnido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Componente de la familia Hominidae de primates catarrinos, que comprende el hombre y los australopitecos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hom%C3%ADnido
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Homo habilis
1, record 2, English, Homo%20habilis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Homo abilis 2, record 2, English, Homo%20abilis
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the earliest species of the genus Homo, evolved about 1.9 MYA, most likely in eastern or southern Africa. 3, record 2, English, - Homo%20habilis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the first creature to be classified as a Homo appeared some 6 million years later [than the Aegyptopithecus]. It was the Homo abilis, a real two-footed Hominid, omnivorous and with a bigger enchefalus, which allowed it to make lithic instruments, therefore adapting itself to the surrounding environment. 2, record 2, English, - Homo%20habilis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Homo habilis
1, record 2, French, Homo%20habilis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Homme de petite stature, à capacité crânienne de 500 à 800 cm3, connu vers 1,8-1,6 millions d'années, en Afrique. Il est l'auteur d'industries de petits galets aménagés. 2, record 2, French, - Homo%20habilis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Homo habilis
1, record 2, Spanish, Homo%20habilis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Homínido fósil de baja estatura y capacidad craneal comprendida entre 500 y 800 cm³, encontrado en África oriental y austral, cuya antigüedad se remonta entre 2.000.000 y 1.600.000 años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Homo%20habilis
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Anthropology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hominidae
1, record 3, English, Hominidae
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hominians 2, record 3, English, hominians
see observation, plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A family of mammals to which man and his ancestors belong, order of Primates. 3, record 3, English, - Hominidae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The word "hominid" refers to members of the family of humans, Hominidae, which consists of all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes. 2, record 3, English, - Hominidae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chimps, gorillas, humans, and orangutans make up the family Hominidae. 4, record 3, English, - Hominidae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some scientists use a broader definition of Hominidae which includes the great apes, and instead call the group ... "hominians." 2, record 3, English, - Hominidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Anthropologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hominidés
1, record 3, French, hominid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hominides 2, record 3, French, hominides
masculine noun, plural
- hominiens 3, record 3, French, hominiens
masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre d'hominiens, dit aussi genre Homo comprenant l'espèce Homo sapiens à laquelle appartient l'homme actuel. 4, record 3, French, - hominid%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les hominiens comprennent] toutes les formes fossiles intermédiaires des Anthropoïdes à l'homme actuel. 4, record 3, French, - hominid%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Oreopithecus
1, record 4, English, Oreopithecus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oreopithecus from the Italian Pliocene was long dismissed as just another Old World monkey; Hurzeler is to be congratulated for calling attention to the fact that Oreopithecus is not a monkey but a hominid, and even in some features suggestively hominid. 2, record 4, English, - Oreopithecus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- oreopithecus
1, record 4, French, oreopithecus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Singe fossile, dont le squelette, trouvé dans le Miocène supérieur de la Toscane, montre à la fois des caractères de cynocéphale et de singe anthropoïde. 1, record 4, French, - oreopithecus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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