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LEPTOLEPIS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ghostly grenadier
1, record 1, English, ghostly%20grenadier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Macrouridae. 2, record 1, English, - ghostly%20grenadier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grenadier à écailles minces
1, record 1, French, grenadier%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cailles%20minces
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Macrouridae. 2, record 1, French, - grenadier%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cailles%20minces
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-12-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Japanese larch
1, record 2, English, Japanese%20larch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tall tree of the family Pinaceae (Pine family). Habitat: Originated in Japan, North America, Europe. 2, record 2, English, - Japanese%20larch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mélèze du Japon
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9l%C3%A8ze%20du%20Japon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Pinacées. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9l%C3%A8ze%20du%20Japon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- alerce del Japón
1, record 2, Spanish, alerce%20del%20Jap%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- alerce japonés 2, record 2, Spanish, alerce%20japon%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
- Larix kaempferi 1, record 2, Spanish, Larix%20kaempferi
Latin
- Larix leptolepis 3, record 2, Spanish, Larix%20leptolepis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Árbol de la familia pináceas, parecido al alerce europeo, que crece espontáneo en el Japón. 2, record 2, Spanish, - alerce%20del%20Jap%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lineage 1, record 3, English, lineage
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A linear succession of species arranged in a sequence from ancestor to descendant. 2, record 3, English, - lineage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like Saint-Seine, he finds that three separate teleostean lineages can be traced back to L. Jurassic haleocostomes, one line leading from a form like Leptolepis coryphaenoides to the Clupeidae, one from near Pholidophorus bechei... and one from the precursors of Ph. similis... 2, record 3, English, - lineage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In addition to disclosing the order of lineage branching, molecular trees contain information about times of divergence among lineages. 2, record 3, English, - lineage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... several lineages decreased in size after the Eocene. 3, record 3, English, - lineage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... The reasons for an increase in size being advantageous to animals undoubtedly vary among lineages... (Cope’s Rule). 3, record 3, English, - lineage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Principles of Paleontology, p. 277. 3, record 3, English, - lineage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lignée
1, record 3, French, lign%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lignée prend, pour le généticien, la signification de succession au cours d'un temps donné de populations infertiles. Pour le paléontologiste la lignée s'étendra plus largement dans le temps, mais elle devrait conserver son sens général. 1, record 3, French, - lign%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il faudra attendre Gosline (1960) pour trouver un essai détaillé de classement en quatre lignées des complexes d'un grand groupe de Téléostéens (...) 1, record 3, French, - lign%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Leptolepis
1, record 4, English, Leptolepis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Leptolepis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- leptolepis
1, record 4, French, leptolepis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - leptolepis
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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