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TERRESTRIAL CARNIVORE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- terrestrial carnivore
1, record 1, English, terrestrial%20carnivore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consequently, as the river flows downstream, birds using the resources found in marine habitats (aquatic carnivores) gradually replace the herbivores and terrestrial carnivores that are prevalent farther upstream. 1, record 1, English, - terrestrial%20carnivore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carnivore terrestre
1, record 1, French, carnivore%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ainsi, les oiseaux profitent de ces ressources, les carnivores aquatiques remplaçant progressivement les herbivores et les carnivores terrestres, d'amont en aval du Saint-Laurent. 1, record 1, French, - carnivore%20terrestre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Orthosuchus stormbergi 1, record 2, English, Orthosuchus%20stormbergi
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Long-legged protosuchians appear in a reconstructed Upper Triassic setting. They are the armored species Orthosichus stormbergi, from fossil beds of that age in Lesotho in southern Africa... Some 60 centimeters long, [the crocodilian) must have been an efficient terrestrial carnivore but was even adapting to an aquatic life. 1, record 2, English, - Orthosuchus%20stormbergi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Orthosuchus strombergi
1, record 2, French, Orthosuchus%20strombergi
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux protosuchiens aux longs membres évoluent dans ce paysage du Trias supérieur. Il s'agit de l'espèce Orthosuchus stormbergi, provenant du Lesotho, dans le Sud de l'Afrique [...] [Ce crocodilien], long d'environ 60 centimètres, devait être un carnivore terrestre, mais montrait un début d'adaptation à la vie aquatique. 1, record 2, French, - Orthosuchus%20strombergi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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