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PALEOEQUATOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paleoequator
1, record 1, English, paleoequator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paleo-equator 2, record 1, English, paleo%2Dequator
correct
- palaeoequator 3, record 1, English, palaeoequator
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The position of the Earth’s equator in the geologic past as defined for a specific geologic period and based on geologic evidence such as paleomagnetic measurements, oxygen-isotope ratios, fauna and flora, distribution of evaporites, reefs, coal deposits, and tillites. 4, record 1, English, - paleoequator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
e. g. the Ordovician paleoequator for North America, running from the southern tip of Baja California to the north end of Greenland. Paleoequators are great circles that were formerly normal to the axis of rotation but are now displaced and vary from continent to continent and plate to plate. 4, record 1, English, - paleoequator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Both Kupferschiefer-and redbed-type sedimentary copper deposits occur in many cases in rocks that were deposited in arid and semi-arid areas within 20 to 30° of the paleoequator... 5, record 1, English, - paleoequator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paléoéquateur
1, record 1, French, pal%C3%A9o%C3%A9quateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paléo-équateur 2, record 1, French, pal%C3%A9o%2D%C3%A9quateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paleoequatorial
1, record 2, English, paleoequatorial
proposal, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- palaeoequatorial 1, record 2, English, palaeoequatorial
proposal, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Derived from "paleoequator"(see record). 1, record 2, English, - paleoequatorial
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paléo-équatorial
1, record 2, French, pal%C3%A9o%2D%C3%A9quatorial
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Localisés dans l'Ordovicien, les gisements [...] présentent des caractères paléogéographiques particuliers : climatiques, par leur appartenance à une zone paléo-équatoriale, et dynamiques par la présence de phénomènes d'érosion sous-marine. 1, record 2, French, - pal%C3%A9o%2D%C3%A9quatorial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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