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ARCHOSAURIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Archosauria
1, record 1, English, Archosauria
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- archosauria 2, record 1, English, archosauria
correct, plural
- archosaurians 3, record 1, English, archosaurians
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large subclass of Reptilia comprising the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians all distinguished by possessing temporal openings separated from each other by a postorbitosquamosal arch. 4, record 1, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crocodilians belong to the same reptilian subclass, the Archosauria ("ruling reptiles"), that includes the dinosaurs and the flying pterosaurs. 5, record 1, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Scientists classify dinosaurs within a larger group of animals called archosaurians, which also includes crocodiles, alligators and their relatives - pterosaurians (extinct flying reptiles such as Pterodactyls), birds and thecodonts, the earliest archosaurians. 6, record 1, English, - Archosauria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archosauria; archosaurians: collective terms not used in the singular. 7, record 1, English, - Archosauria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Archosauriens
1, record 1, French, Archosauriens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- archosauriens 2, record 1, French, archosauriens
correct, masculine noun, plural
- Archosauria 3, record 1, French, Archosauria
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reptiles terrestres de l'ère secondaire. 2, record 1, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les archosauriens (thécodontes, dinosaures, oiseaux, etc.) l'endothermie apparaît chez certains thécodontes très primitifs et son origine dans cette lignée remonte sûrement elle aussi au permien. 2, record 1, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les Crocodiliens appartiennent à la même sous-classe des reptiles, les Archosauriens, que les Dinosaures et Ptérosaures (reptiles volants). 4, record 1, French, - Archosauriens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archosauriens; Archosauria : termes collectifs inusités au singulier. 5, record 1, French, - Archosauriens
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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