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LEPTOLEPIDAE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Leptolepis
1, record 1, English, Leptolepis
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 Leptolepidae) of primitive clupeoid fishes that includes numerous small-scaled fishes with the tail nearly homocercal. 1, record 1, English, - Leptolepis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- leptolepis
1, record 1, French, leptolepis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poisson généralement de petite taille, au corps allongé, couvert de minces écailles ganoïdes, avec une nageoire caudale à lobes égaux. (Fossile dans les terrains jurassiques et infracrétacés. Type de la famille des leptolépidés.) 1, record 1, French, - leptolepis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Leptolepidae
1, record 2, English, Leptolepidae
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a family of primitive clupeoid fishes of the Upper Lias and Lower Cretaceous. 1, record 2, English, - Leptolepidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- leptolépidés
1, record 2, French, leptol%C3%A9pid%C3%A9s
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de poissons téléostéens primitifs. 1, record 2, French, - leptol%C3%A9pid%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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