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Iapetus Ocean [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Toponymy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Iapetus Ocean
1, record 1, English, Iapetus%20Ocean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Iapetus ocean 2, record 1, English, Iapetus%20ocean
correct
- Iapetus 3, record 1, English, Iapetus
correct, see observation
- Proto-Atlantic Ocean 1, record 1, English, Proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
correct
- proto-Atlantic 4, record 1, English, proto%2DAtlantic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ancient ocean that existed between about 700 and 225 million years ago. 1, record 1, English, - Iapetus%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rocks of Britain and Ireland, which date from between 600 and 400 million years ago, owe their origin - according to accepted theory - to the growth, filling and final contraction of an ocean known as the Iapetus. Some geologists are now challenging this view, suggesting that this "proto-Atlantic", which they once thought separated much of what is now the Americas from Europe, may be as mythical as the Greek god after whom it is named. 5, record 1, English, - Iapetus%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Iapetus Ocean is often referred to as "Proto-Atlantic Ocean" and was located between Euromerica and Gondwanaland. 1, record 1, English, - Iapetus%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Iapetus; proto-Atlantic: Dr. Kalkreuth, Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology, Calgary. 4, record 1, English, - Iapetus%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Iapetus: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - Iapetus%20Ocean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Toponymie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Iapetus
1, record 1, French, Iapetus
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- océan Iapetus 2, record 1, French, oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
correct, masculine noun
- Proto-atlantique 2, record 1, French, Proto%2Datlantique
masculine noun
- océan proto-Atlantique 3, record 1, French, oc%C3%A9an%20proto%2DAtlantique
masculine noun
- océan Japet 4, record 1, French, oc%C3%A9an%20Japet
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
- japétien 5, record 1, French, jap%C3%A9tien
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Océan qui existait à l'époque du Carbonifère et du Permien, avant que l'Eurafrique n'entre en collision avec l'Amérique du Nord. 2, record 1, French, - Iapetus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Iapetus; océan Japet; japétien : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - Iapetus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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