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DEVONIAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Devonian
1, record 1, English, Devonian
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- devonian 2, record 1, English, devonian
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or pertaining to a geological formation or system of rocks lying below the Carboniferous and above the Silurian formations and to the geological period during which it was deposited. 3, record 1, English, - Devonian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [northwestern] margin [of the Siberian Platform] has a crystalline Proterozoic basement overlain by ... Devonian marls and evaporites. 4, record 1, English, - Devonian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Devonian plutonic complex. 4, record 1, English, - Devonian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Devonian carbonate, limestone, pool, section. 5, record 1, English, - Devonian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dévonien
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9vonien
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- du Dévonien 2, record 1, French, du%20D%C3%A9vonien
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à un système de l'ère paléozoïque (ou primaire), d'une durée de 50 millions d'années, situé entre le Carbonifère et le Silurien. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vonien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La marge [nord-ouest de la plate-forme sibérienne] se compose d'un socle cristallin du Protérozoïque que recouvrent [...] des marnes et évaporites du Dévonien. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vonien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Complexe plutonique du Dévonien. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vonien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Carbonate du Dévonien. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vonien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Calcaire, gisement dévonien, tranche dévonienne. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vonien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- devoniano
1, record 1, Spanish, devoniano
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- devónico 1, record 1, Spanish, dev%C3%B3nico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] tercer período de la era paleozoica o primaria, posterior al silúrico y anterior al carbonífero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - devoniano
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Devonian
1, record 2, English, Devonian
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a geological formation or system of rocks lying below the Carboniferous and above the Silurian formations. 2, record 2, English, - Devonian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name was given in reference to the great development of these rocks as a marine formation in Devonshire. The rocks called 'Old Red Sandstone' in Scotland, West of England, and South Wales, are held to be lacustrine deposits of contemporary age, and included in the Devonian System; and the term is applied all over the world to a system of rocks having the same stratigraphical position, and containing organic remains similar to those of the Devonshire strata. 2, record 2, English, - Devonian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Dévonien
1, record 2, French, D%C3%A9vonien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- âge du poisson 2, record 2, French, %C3%A2ge%20du%20poisson
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de l'ère paléozoïque, d'une durée de 50 millions d'années, situé entre l'orogenèse calédonienne et l'orogenèse hercynienne ou varisque. 3, record 2, French, - D%C3%A9vonien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On l'appelle parfois l'âge du poisson. 2, record 2, French, - D%C3%A9vonien
Record 2, Key term(s)
- âge du poisson
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Cronología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- devónico
1, record 2, Spanish, dev%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período del Paleozoico Superior, de [...] 50 millones de años [de duración]. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dev%C3%B3nico
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