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EOCENE EPOCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Eocene
1, record 1, English, Eocene
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Eocene epoch 2, record 1, English, Eocene%20epoch
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tertiary epoch which began at the end of the Palaeocene (54.9 Ma) and ended at the beginning of the Oligocene (38 Ma). ... The Eocene epoch is divided into the Ypresian, Lutetian, Bartonian, and Priabonian Ages. 3, record 1, English, - Eocene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is sometimes considered to be a period, when the Tertiary is designated as an era. 4, record 1, English, - Eocene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Éocène
1, record 1, French, %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éocène 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- période éocène 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20%C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division stratigraphique de l'ère tertiaire. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'une durée de 28 millions d'années, de -65 à -37 millions d'années, l'Éocène est la période la plus longue du Tertiaire [...] 5, record 1, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gisements les plus importants datent de la fin des temps primaires (Permien) jusqu'au début du Tertiaire (Éocène). 6, record 1, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Eoceno
1, record 1, Spanish, Eoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- eoceno 2, record 1, Spanish, eoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período inferior de la era cenozoica o terciaria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Eoceno
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El eoceno propiamente dicho sigue cronológicamente al paleoceno y precede al oligoceno; ha durado 27 millones de años: de -60 a -33. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Eoceno
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