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MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mississippian
1, record 1, English, Mississippian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mississippian Period 2, record 1, English, Mississippian%20Period
correct
- Mississippian age 3, record 1, English, Mississippian%20age
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The earliest/lowermost of two subperiods of the Carboniferous period lasting from roughly 359 to 318 Ma (million years ago). 4, record 1, English, - Mississippian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mississippien
1, record 1, French, Mississippien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période du Paléozoïque. 2, record 1, French, - Mississippien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Division du Carbonifère inférieur (en usage aux États-Unis). 3, record 1, French, - Mississippien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Carbonifère est subdivisé en 2 époques, le Silésien et le Dinantien, on utilise aussi parfois les noms «Carbonifère supérieur» et «inférieur» ou encore chez les anglo-saxons le Mississippien et le Pennsylvanien qui ne recouvrent pas exactement le Silésien et le Dinantien. 4, record 1, French, - Mississippien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Misisipiense
1, record 1, Spanish, Misisipiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los geólogos norteamericanos subdividen el carbonífero en misisipiense (carbonífero inferior) y pensilvaniense (carbonífero superior). En Europa se distinguen tres pisos: dinantiense (inferior), westfaliense (medio) y estefaniense (superior). 1, record 1, Spanish, - Misisipiense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pese a que una de las fuentes citadas escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos deben escribirse con mayúscula. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Misisipiense
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