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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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First sub-era of the Cenozoic Era, which began about 65 Ma [million years] ago and lasted approximately 63 Ma.  4, record 1, English, - Tertiary

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The Tertiary followed the Mesozoic and comprises five epochs: the Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene.  4, record 1, English, - Tertiary

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Troisième ère des temps géologiques ayant duré de 65 millions à 1,8 million d'années.  4, record 1, French, - Tertiaire

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Elle est le plus souvent rangée avec le Quaternaire dans le Cénozoïque (surtout dans les pays anglo-saxons), mais parfois prise comme équivalent de cette dernière division. Elle se divise en deux systèmes : le Paléogène et le Néogène.  4, record 1, French, - Tertiaire

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Era siguiente al Secundario, de duración de 65 millones de años [y que siguió al Cretáceo].  2, record 1, Spanish, - Terciario

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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The later of the two periods into which the Cenozoic era is divided in the classification adopted by the International Geologic Congress and used by many European geologists. It comprises the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene(or Recent epochs.  3, record 2, English, - Neogene

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Partie supérieure du Cénozoïque, englobe le Miocène et le Pliocène.  2, record 2, French, - N%C3%A9og%C3%A8ne

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Parte superior de la era cenozoica, que abarca los sistemas mioceno y plioceno.  1, record 2, Spanish, - Neogeno

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Pese a que la fuente citada escribe los nombres de los períodos geológicos con minúscula, el Diccionario de dudas de la Real Academia Española señala que tales sustantivos deben escribirse con mayúscula.  3, record 2, Spanish, - Neogeno

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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The third-longest phase of geologic time, after an era.  2, record 3, English, - period

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... eras are further subdivided into periods and epochs.  3, record 3, English, - period

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The current eon, the Phanerozoic, has had 11 periods, and the current era, the Cenozoic, has consisted of three periods, of which the most recent is the Quaternary. The next-smallest subdivision of geologic time is the epoch.  2, record 3, English, - period

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Division géochronologique entre l'ère et l'époque.  2, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9riode

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Les «périodes» sont des divisions d'un ordre inférieur et correspondent aux «systèmes stratigraphiques» fixés par des flores, des faunes et des épisodes orogéniques et épirogéniques, aux transgressions, aux régressions et aux discordances de plissement.  3, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9riode

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

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En la escala cronológica basada en la duración de las fases geológicas, las eras se dividen en períodos, que a su vez se dividen en épocas y éstas, en edades.  2, record 3, Spanish, - per%C3%ADodo

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

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The second-longest phase of geologic time, after an eon.  2, record 4, English, - era

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Geologic time is divided into eras: Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Cambrian, and Precambrian; eras are further subdivided into periods and epochs.  3, record 4, English, - era

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The current eon, the Phanerozoic, has had three eras, the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, which is the current era. The next-smallest subdivision of geologic time is the period.  2, record 4, English, - era

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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Une des plus longues divisions géochronologiques, après l'éon.  2, record 4, French, - %C3%A8re

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Les «ères» désignent les grandes subdivisions des temps géologiques, de même que les couches qui se sont déposées pendant ce temps.  3, record 4, French, - %C3%A8re

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Intervalo de la historia de la Tierra comprendido entre dos acontecimientos geológicos muy importantes.  2, record 4, Spanish, - era

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Tradicionalmente se distinguen cuatro eras: primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria. Modernamente se las califica de paleozoica, mesozoica y cenozoica (con la tendencia a incluir en ésta a la terciaria y a la cuaternaria).  3, record 4, Spanish, - era

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En la escala cronológica basada en la duración de las fases geológicas, las eras se dividen en períodos, que a su vez se dividen en épocas y éstas, en edades.  4, record 4, Spanish, - era

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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The second period of the Cenozoic era, following the Tertiary;...  4, record 5, English, - Quaternary

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It began two to three million years ago and extends to the present. It consists of two grossly unequal epochs: the Pleistocene, up to about 10,000 years ago, and the Holocene since that time.  4, record 5, English, - Quaternary

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The Quaternary was originally designated as an era rather than a period, with the epochs considered to be periods, and it is still sometimes used as such in the geologic literature.  4, record 5, English, - Quaternary

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

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Seconde période de l'ère cénozoïque et période géologique la plus récente.  5, record 5, French, - Quaternaire

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Par convention, le début du Quaternaire est fixé à 1,64 Ma. Le Quaternaire est principalement caractérisé par des variations climatiques marquées, par des glaciations et par divers autres processus engendrés par des changements climatiques. La Période quaternaire est subdivisée en deux époques : le Pléistocène et l'Holocène, ce dernier couvrant les 10 derniers millénaires.  5, record 5, French, - Quaternaire

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ère quaternaire : Bien que selon les nomenclatures stratigraphiques, le Quaternaire ne soit pas une ère mais une période, le terme «ère quaternaire» est utilisé fréquemment et considéré comme correct.  6, record 5, French, - Quaternaire

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anthropozoïque : Se dit parfois de l'ère quaternaire, caractérisée par l'apparition de l'homme.  3, record 5, French, - Quaternaire

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Último período de los tiempos geológicos, de duración entre 2 y 4 millones de años.  1, record 5, Spanish, - Cuaternario

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

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Of or relating to the second principal subdivision of the tertiary-used commonly of the epoch following the Palaeocene and preceding the Oligocene but sometimes of all the Cenozoic era preceding the Miocene.  3, record 6, English, - Eocene

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Eocene porphyry copper belt in northern Chile.  4, record 6, English, - Eocene

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

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Relatif à l'éocène.  3, record 6, French, - %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne

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[...] les grès qui couronnent les formations éocènes dans les Alpes [...]  4, record 6, French, - %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne

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[...] grès éocènes du massif de Platé (Savoie); [...]  5, record 6, French, - %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne

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Les gisements porphyriques de l'Éocène de la ceinture cuprifère du nord du Chili.  2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

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Of effusive character and erupted during the Cenozoic era...  1, record 7, English, - neovolcanic

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... formerly said of some igneous rocks, but now virtually obsolete. Contrasted with paleovolcanic.  1, record 7, English, - neovolcanic

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

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Volcanique d'âge tertiaire ou post-tertiaire.  1, record 7, French, - n%C3%A9ovolcanique

Record 7,  Textual support,  Spanish