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OUVERTURE OCEAN IAPETUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opening of the proto-Atlantic Ocean
1, record 1, English, opening%20of%20the%20proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opening of the Iapetus Ocean 2, record 1, English, opening%20of%20the%20Iapetus%20Ocean
correct
- opening of the Proto-Atlantic Ocean 3, record 1, English, opening%20of%20the%20Proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major themes are ... rifting, supercontinental fragmentation, and opening of the proto-Atlantic Ocean (Iapetus Ocean) around 500 million years ago ... 4, record 1, English, - opening%20of%20the%20proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Iapetus Ocean: Sometimes called the "Proto-Atlantic Ocean", this ancient body of water disappeared around 400 million years ago when the European and American continents started to close in. 5, record 1, English, - opening%20of%20the%20proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opening of the Proto-Atlantic Ocean: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - opening%20of%20the%20proto%2DAtlantic%20Ocean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouverture de l'océan Iapetus
1, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ouverture de l'océan Iapétus 2, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Iap%C3%A9tus
correct, feminine noun
- ouverture de l'Océan Iapetus 3, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27Oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
feminine noun
- ouverture de l'océan proto-Atlantique 4, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20proto%2DAtlantique
see observation, feminine noun
- ouverture de l'océan Proto-Atlantique Iapétus 5, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Proto%2DAtlantique%20Iap%C3%A9tus
feminine noun
- ouverture de l'océan proto-atlantique 6, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20proto%2Datlantique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le développement de la chaîne Calédonienne-Appalachienne résulte d'une succession d'évènements, d'abord extensifs associés à l'ouverture de l'océan Proto-Atlantique Iapétus, puis compressifs entraînant la destruction de cet océan paléozoïque. 5, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les failles dans le Bouclier canadien qui sont reliées à l'ouverture de l'Océan Iapetus sont des failles qui traversent toute la croûte terrestre [...] 3, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ouverture de l'océan proto-Atlantique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20l%27oc%C3%A9an%20Iapetus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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