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TAXODONT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- taxodont
1, record 1, English, taxodont
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of] teeth [that] are numerous and more or less similar in form and size ... 2, record 1, English, - taxodont
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taxodonte
1, record 1, French, taxodonte
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nesodon
1, record 2, English, nesodon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Miocene Nesodon(...) was a smaller and more slimly built taxodont, the size of a tapir. 1, record 2, English, - nesodon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nesodon
1, record 2, French, nesodon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère notongulé fossile dans les terrains tertiaires de l'Amérique du Sud, en Patagonie. 1, record 2, French, - nesodon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-07-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- primitive crenulation
1, record 3, English, primitive%20crenulation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The actual [pelecypod] larval shell has small transverse crenulations rather like taxodont teeth along its hinge line. In the immediate ensuing postlarval stages of heterodonts these primitive crenulations are replaced by lamellae parallel to the dorsal margins(...) 1, record 3, English, - primitive%20crenulation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crénelure primitive
1, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9nelure%20primitive
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La charnière de la coquille primitive (...) [d'un Lamellibranche] comporte, de part et d'autre d'un ligament central, des crénelures parallèles orientées perpendiculairement au bord cardinal, et que l'on nomme "crénelures primitives" (...) 1, record 3, French, - cr%C3%A9nelure%20primitive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Pectinidae
1, record 4, English, Pectinidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Pectinidae(...) [have a] shell varying in size, orbicular to oval, [the] valves of some shells [are] equally convex but usually one valve [is] more inflated than [the] other, [the] margins [are] usually, but not invariably closed; [the] umbos [are] central, on either side of which are triangular auricles(ears), [the] anterior one on [the] RV [is] usually with [a] distinct byssal notch or indentation below it; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ribs or folds, some species with concentric sculpture of raised lamellae; [the] interior [is] smooth or with fine radial riblets; [the] hinge line [is] straight; [the] external ligament [is] obsolete or nearly so, [the] resilium internal, amphidetic, in [a] triangular pit below [the] umbones; young shells(...) [have] small taxodont teeth which become obsolete later; cardinal crura or laminae [are] commonly present; diverging from either side of [the] ligamental pit; rounded laminae(auricular crura) [are] present on [the] interior of some shells where [the] auricles join [the] valves; adults [are] monomyarian, with posterior adductors only; [they are] free, attached by [a] byssus or cemented by RV; [the] upper(L) valve [is] usually more brightly colored; [the] margin of [the] mantle(...) [has] short filaments and commonly(...) [has] eyes; dioecious(...). "Trias.-Rec. ". 1, record 4, English, - Pectinidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Pectinidae
1, record 4, French, Pectinidae
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Pectinidae (...) [ont une] coquille équilatérale, équivalve ou inéquivalve, libre ou fixée, soit par un byssus qui passe dans une échancrure de l'oreillette antérieure de la valve droite, soit par soudure directe de la région umbonale de la valve droite; [des] crochets médians; [un] bord cardinal droit prolongé en deux oreillettes; [une] fossette ligamentaire triangulaire centrale; [un] ligament rarement visible extérieurement; [une] charnière faite (surtout chez le jeune) de lames symétriques par rapport au ligament - charnière de type isodonte -; [une] ligne palléale entière; une seule impression musculaire subcentrale. 1, record 4, French, - Pectinidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Limidae
1, record 5, English, Limidae
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Limidae(...) [have a] shell [that is] usually equivalve(...), ovate, orbicular or subtrigonal, most commonly higher than long, many forms somewhat extended obliquely in [an] anteroventral direction(i. e., opisthocline) ;[they are] typically biauriculate but with [the] anterior auride reduced or absent in some forms and [the] posterior wing or auricle usually obtuse and commonly ill-differentiated from [the] body of [the] shell; [a] triangular cardinal area with [a] shallow triangular ligament pit [is] present in both valves, [the] umbones [are] well separated; many forms(...) [have an] anterior gape close to or well separated from [the] hinge margin and some(...) [have a] posterior gape also, [the] gapes affecting both valves equally; [the] hinge [is] edentulous or with weak teeth of [the] taxodont type; [they are] mosomyarian, adductor scars rather obscure in most forms; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ornament, concentric ornament [is] very rare; [the] ostracum(...) [has an] outer calcitic layer and middle and inner layers of non-nacreous aragonite.(Some Recent forms capable of swimming by [a] flapping of valves,(...) [have the] valve margins disposed vertically; some construct [a] protective nest with byssus threads.) "L. Carb.-Rec. " 1, record 5, English, - Limidae
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Limidae
1, record 5, French, Limidae
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Limidae (...) [ont une] coquille équivalve ou presque équivalve, inéquilatérale, plus ou moins renflée, fermée ou bâillante; lisse ou ornée de côtes rayonnantes; [les] crochets [sont] recourbés vers l'avant, [il y a] souvent une lunule, fossette ligamentaire sous les crochets droite ou oblique; [le] bord cardinal [est] sans dents ou avec quelques dents parallèles, obliques, situées dans les angles supérieurs correspondant aux oreillettes; [un] byssus [est] présent ou absent; [et ils ont] une impression musculaire au voisinage du bord postérieur. Les Limidés sont libres ou fixés par leur byssus; dans le premier cas, ils peuvent se déplacer (...) par battements de leurs valves. 1, record 5, French, - Limidae
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Arcidae
1, record 6, English, Arcidae
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Arcidae(...) [have] subtrapezoidal or ovate, generally equivalve, inequilateral, decussate-costate shells; [the] hinge [is] taxodont, [the] dental series [is] nearly straight or slightly arched, consisting of numerous small, more or less transverse, straight or chevron-shaped subequal teeth that diminish in size toward [the] middle, all teeth being situated near [the] hinge axis with respect to [a] point well below [the] beaks; [the] ligament [is] duplivincular, prosodetic, amphidetic or opisthodetic; [they are] without myophoric ridges or shelves. "? Trias., Jur.-Rec. ". 1, record 6, English, - Arcidae
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Arcidae
1, record 6, French, Arcidae
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Arcidae (...) [ont une] coquille à charnière rectiligne ou modérément arquée, [des] dents nombreuses orientées verticalement ou obliquement, [un] ligament externe occupant l'aire ligamentaire en totalité ou en partie, deux empreintes musculaires subégales, [une] empreinte palléale simple, [la] coquille porcelanée, [une] ornementation faîte de côtes radiales croisées par des lignes ou des bandes concentriques, les côtes rayonnantes peuvent être absentes. (...) [la] famille [est] connue du Trias à l'époque actuelle, (...) 1, record 6, French, - Arcidae
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-07-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Spondylidae
1, record 7, English, Spondylidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Spondylidae [are] small to(mostly) medium-sized, orbicular or oval, gibbous, inequivalve, RV usually more convex; nearly equilateral, pectiniform, closed, with [a] byssal notch lacking; slightly auriculate; attached at [the] umbo or by [a] larger area of [the] surface of [the] RV; [they are] monomyarian, with [a] large, subcircular, posteriorly placed adductor scar; [the] cardinal area [is] amphidetic, much larger on [the] attached valve, where it commonly forms [an] acute triangle; [the] ligament [is] alivincular, [the] resilium [is] deeply sunk in [a] triangular pit; [the] hinge [is] taxodont in [the] early stage, with isodont crura, two in each valve, in [the] adult stage, those in [the] RV adjacent to [the] resilium pit, sculpture of irregular radial costellae, commonly spinose; [the] inner layers of [the] ostracum [are] aragonitic but not nacreous, [the] outer layer [is] calcitic, lamellar. "Jur.-Rec. ". 1, record 7, English, - Spondylidae
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Spondylidae
1, record 7, French, Spondylidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Spondylidae [ont une] coquille inéquivalve, [la] valve droite [est] plus grande que la valve gauche; [ils n'ont] pas d'échancrure byssale. [La] fixation [est par la valve droite; [l'] ornementation [est] rayonnante; [ils ont une] charnière isodonte comprenant de part et d'autre de la fossette ligamentaire une dent; [une] impression palléale simple; [et] un seul muscle adducteur. 1, record 7, French, - Spondylidae
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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