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CONODONT [3 records]

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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Heat (Physics)
CONT

These organic-rich marine shelf shales(~16 wt% total organic carbon) are thermally immature based on a conodont color alteration index of 1 and a low palynomorph thermal alteration index of 1-2.

OBS

TAI Thermal Alteration Index (palynomorphs, etc.); plural (for each kind of palynomorphs, e.g. spores), Thermal Alteration Index values (i.e. not indices).

OBS

palynomorph temperature alteration index: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • thermal alteration index values

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Chaleur (Physique)
OBS

indice d'altération thermique, IAT m. (palynomorphes, etc.); au pluriel (pour chaque type de palynomorphes, par ex. les spores) : valeurs de l'indice d'altération thermique, et non «indices d'altération thermique».

Key term(s)
  • valeurs de l'indice d'altération thermique

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-06-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A] platelike conodont [is one in which the] unit has platforms or [a] greatly expanded pulp cavity(cup) ;some units have both characteristics(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Une conodonte composée en plaque est un type chez lequel] les denticules apparaissent comme des parties secondaires prolongeant la base.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-06-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A] type of conodont consisting of [a] fanglike cusp [is called distacodontid. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) la forme simple [de conodontes] formée d'une pointe unique (...) [est dite] distacodide (...)

Spanish

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