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GEOLOGIC TIME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geological time
1, record 1, English, geological%20time
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- geologic time 2, record 1, English, geologic%20time
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The period of time dealt with by historical geology, or the time extending from the end of the formative period of the Earth as a separate planetary body to the beginning of written or human history; the part of the Earth's history that is represented by and recorded in the succession of rocks. 3, record 1, English, - geological%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is now well known to geologists that the earth, and its crust, in particular, have passed through an evolutionary sequence of changes throughout geological time ... 4, record 1, English, - geological%20time
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geologic time is divided into eras: Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Cambrian, and Precambrian; eras are further subdivided into periods and epochs. 5, record 1, English, - geological%20time
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- temps géologique
1, record 1, French, temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion la plus difficile à acquérir, et pourtant la plus fondamentale, fut celle de l'immense durée des temps géologiques. [...] En 1830 [...], Charles Lyell fera prendre conscience de l'âge considérable du Globe en calculant sa durée [...] en millions d'années. Ce sera désormais le nouvel étalonnage de la durée des temps géologiques. 2, record 1, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'uranium peut se trouver [...] dans des formations sédimentaires s'étalant sur toute la chaîne des temps géologiques. 3, record 1, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme généralement usité au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- temps géologiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tiempo geológico
1, record 1, Spanish, tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de términos para la clasificación del tiempo, desde la formación de la Tierra hasta la actualidad. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las cercanías tenían que ser estables durante períodos significativos de tiempo geológico, mientras que la presión de elevación y la erosión apenas si ejercían efecto alguno. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tiempos geológicos
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