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MESOHIPPUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Merychippus
1, record 1, English, Merychippus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... an American genus of extinct Miocene horses. 2, record 1, English, - Merychippus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- merychippus
1, record 1, French, merychippus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère à sabots, fossile dans le Miocène de l’Amérique du Nord, et qu’on place dans la ligne ancestrale des chevaux actuels et dans la famille des équidés. 2, record 1, French, - merychippus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il a succédé au Mésohippus et vivait il y a environ vingt-cinq millions d’années, il mesurait environ 1, 12 mètre. Ses pieds comptaient encore trois doigts mais celui du milieu était plus développé et était le seul à toucher le sol. 3, record 1, French, - merychippus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mesohippus
1, record 2, English, Mesohippus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a genus of No. American Oligocene 3-toed horse probably not on the direct ancestral line of the modern horses. 1, record 2, English, - Mesohippus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Mésohippus
1, record 2, French, M%C3%A9sohippus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère à sabots, fossile dans l’Oligocène des États-Unis. 2, record 2, French, - M%C3%A9sohippus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il a succédé à l’Eohippus il y a environ trente-six millions d’années, il mesurait environ soixante-sept centimètres. Ses pieds ne comptaient plus que trois doigts. 3, record 2, French, - M%C3%A9sohippus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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