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DINOTHERIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deinotherium
1, record 1, English, deinotherium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus (usually. coextensive with the family Deinotheriidae and suborder Deinotherioidea of the order Proboscidea) comprising Miocene and Pliocene mammals of Europe and Asia related to but often larger than the elephants and distinguished by a pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw. 1, record 1, English, - deinotherium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dinothérium
1, record 1, French, dinoth%C3%A9rium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre de mammifères fossiles de l'ordre des Proboscidiens animaux à grandes défenses voisins des éléphants, localisés dans le miocène, en Europe et en Asie. 1, record 1, French, - dinoth%C3%A9rium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des dinothériums. 1, record 1, French, - dinoth%C3%A9rium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dinothere
1, record 2, English, dinothere
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) any of a genus (Dinotherium) of extinct elephantlike animals of the Miocene Epoch with tusks curving downward from the lower jaw. 1, record 2, English, - dinothere
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dinotherium
1, record 2, French, dinotherium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère probasidien à défenses fouisseuses (...) On rencontre leurs ossements dans le Miocène de divers pays de l'Ancien Monde (Europe, Asie, Afrique). 1, record 2, French, - dinotherium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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