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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
  • Archaeology
DEF

The earliest of six periods of the Paleozoic era which began about 570 Ma and ended about 500 Ma ago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
  • Archéologie
DEF

Période la plus ancienne de l'ère paléozoïque.

CONT

Des oscillations climatiques sont [...] attestées [...] par l'existence de glaciations étendues il y a 600 à 800 millions d'ans et plus encore, à l'aurore du Cambrien, il y a 570 millions d'ans environ [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cronología
  • Geología
  • Arqueología
DEF

Primer período de la era paleozoica que, según Holmes, tiene una edad comprendida entre 500 y 600 millones de años.

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