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CROSSOPTERYGIEN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crossopterygian
1, record 1, English, crossopterygian
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lobe-finned fish 2, record 1, English, lobe%2Dfinned%20fish
correct
- lobefin 2, record 1, English, lobefin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member of the subclass crossopterygii, a group of lobbed-fine, bony fishes believed to have given rise to the amphibians and all other land vertebrates. The only living representative is the coelacanth. 3, record 1, English, - crossopterygian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crossoptérygien
1, record 1, French, crossopt%C3%A9rygien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poisson ostéichthyen, au corps recouvert d’écailles cosmoïdes épaisses, pourvu de nageoires paires pédiculisées, d’une caudale hétérocerque ou géphyrocerque, à corde dorsale persistante. 2, record 1, French, - crossopt%C3%A9rygien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Ichthyostegidae
1, record 2, English, Ichthyostegidae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Class Amphibia. Subclass Apsidospondyli. Superorder. Order Ichthyostegalia. F. Ichthyostegidae (...) 1, record 2, English, - Ichthyostegidae
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
F = family. 2, record 2, English, - Ichthyostegidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ichtyostégidés
1, record 2, French, ichtyost%C3%A9gid%C3%A9s
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille de vertébrés amphibiens très primitifs, découverts par Jarwick dans des schistes dévoniens du Groenland, remarquables par la ressemblance de leur patte avec une nageoire de poisson crossoptérygien, par leur nageoire dorso-caudale, leurs os du crâne homologues de ceux des poissons, etc(La plupart des auteurs s’accordent à voir en eux les ancêtres de presque tous les tétrapodes.). 1, record 2, French, - ichtyost%C3%A9gid%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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