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DIAPSID [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diapsid
1, record 1, English, diapsid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As their name suggests, the skull of these reptiles contains two temporal openings on each side - one above and one below the squamosal and postorbital bones. Since their appearance in the Permian period, diapsids have evolved into two principal divisions: scaly reptiles (lepidosaurs) and "ruling reptiles" (archosaurs). 2, record 1, English, - diapsid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diapside
1, record 1, French, diapside
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- reptile diapside 2, record 1, French, reptile%20diapside
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] reptile caractérisé par une calotte crânienne dans laquelle une paire d'ouvertures s'ajoute à celles des yeux et des narines. 3, record 1, French, - diapside
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diapside. Les animaux de type diapside sont les crocodiliens (famille des crocodiles), les dinosaures, les ptérosauriens (par exemple le ptéranodon) et les thécodontes. 4, record 1, French, - diapside
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Reptiles y anfibios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diápsido
1, record 1, Spanish, di%C3%A1psido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Evolution (Biology)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diapsid
1, record 2, English, diapsid
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Diapsid" groups of reptiles [are those] with two temporal fossae [, they] include "Sphenodon", the crocodiles ..., and extinct groups ancestral to birds ... 1, record 2, English, - diapsid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Évolution (Biologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diapside
1, record 2, French, diapside
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez le «type de crâne» reptilien appelé diapside,] les deux fenêtres, situées l'une au-dessus de l'autre sur le côté du crâne, sont séparées par un pont que constituent le postorbitaire et le squameux. Les premiers connus de ces reptiles furent trouvés dans le permien d'Afrique du Sud [...] De la lignée diapside, nous avons encore bon nombre de survivants ou de dérivés. 1, record 2, French, - diapside
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Crâne diapside : deux fenêtres temporales (cas de la grande majorité des reptiles, y compris les Dinosaures, Ptérosaures et les Lépidosauriens qui conduisent aux lézards et serpents actuels). 2, record 2, French, - diapside
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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