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Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Geology
DEF

A theory holding that changes occurring on Earth were the result of catastrophes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Ancienne théorie qui attribue à des cataclysmes les changements survenus à la surface de la terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Geología
DEF

Teoría, hoy abandonada, según la cual los accidentes del relieve, así como la sucesión de capas geológicas muy diferentes, y la aparición y desaparición de especies animales en el curso de los tiempos geológicos serían la consecuencia de cataclismos acaecidos en la superficie de la Tierra.

OBS

Hoy sabemos que, salvo los terremotos y las grandes erupciones volcánicas, los fenómenos geológicos son extremadamente lentos.

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