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TETHYS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tethys
1, record 1, English, Tethys
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mesogea 2, record 1, English, Mesogea
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A composite geosyncline from which many structures of the present Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt were formed. 1, record 1, English, - Tethys
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Téthys
1, record 1, French, T%C3%A9thys
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Mésogée 2, record 1, French, M%C3%A9sog%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'évolution de la Mésogée au cours des temps géologiques fut celle d'un géosynclinal, avec formation de cordillères et de fosses, d'où surgirent les chaînes de montagnes hercyniennes et alpines. 1, record 1, French, - T%C3%A9thys
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Plate Tectonics
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Tethys
1, record 2, English, Tethys
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Mesogea 2, record 2, English, Mesogea
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sea which existed for extensive periods of geologic time between the northern and southern continents of the Eastern Hemisphere. 3, record 2, English, - Tethys
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Tectonique des plaques
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Téthys
1, record 2, French, T%C3%A9thys
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Mésogée 2, record 2, French, M%C3%A9sog%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vaste mer qui a séparé, depuis le début de l'ère primaire, les masses continentales composées des boucliers nord-atlantique et sibérien, au nord, de l'ensemble, primitivement uni, correspondant au continent de Gondwana, au sud. 3, record 2, French, - T%C3%A9thys
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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