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Record 1 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Zoology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A distinctly bedded or broadly lenticular body of rock composed mainly of the remains of sedentary organisms (as shell beds, crinoid beds, or coral beds).

OBS

biostrome: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Zoologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

[...] construction organogène typiquement stratifiée, édifiée par des organismes qui se sont fossilisés au point même où ils vivaient (bancs d'Algues ou d'Huîtres) ou par les éléments détritiques de ceux-ci (lits de charbon fossiles, calcaires à fragments d'Échinodermes).

OBS

biostrome : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Zoología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Zona exterior de un arrecife-barrera donde se acumulan los fragmentos del biohermo desprendidos por el oleaje, originando un talud que se extiende hacia el mar libre.

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