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YPRESIAN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sparnacian
1, record 1, English, Sparnacian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stage of the Upper Paleocene, between Thanetian and Ypresian of Eocene. 2, record 1, English, - Sparnacian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Sparnacien
1, record 1, French, Sparnacien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage de l'Éocène. 2, record 1, French, - Sparnacien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Esparnaciense
1, record 1, Spanish, Esparnaciense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte inferior del piso cuisiense. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Esparnaciense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
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. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Esparnaciense
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cuisian
1, record 2, English, Cuisian
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage : lower Eocene(above Ypresian, below Lutetian). 1, record 2, English, - Cuisian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Cuisien
1, record 2, French, Cuisien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chavan (1950) démontre les influences du réchauffement du climat des régions nordiques pendant le Maestrichtien, le Danien, le Montien, le Cuisien et le Lutétien par l'apparition de genres tropicaux dans les mers du Nord Ouest de l'Europe. 1, record 2, French, - Cuisien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Cuisiense
1, record 2, Spanish, Cuisiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso del eoceno inferior, que sigue al thanatiense y precede al luteciense; data de unos 55 millones de años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre del de la ciudad de Cuise, en Francia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
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. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Eocene
1, record 3, English, Eocene
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Eocene epoch 2, record 3, English, Eocene%20epoch
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tertiary epoch which began at the end of the Palaeocene(54. 9 Ma) and ended at the beginning of the Oligocene(38 Ma).... The Eocene epoch is divided into the Ypresian, Lutetian, Bartonian, and Priabonian Ages. 3, record 3, English, - Eocene
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is sometimes considered to be a period, when the Tertiary is designated as an era. 4, record 3, English, - Eocene
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Éocène
1, record 3, French, %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- éocène 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- période éocène 3, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20%C3%A9oc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division stratigraphique de l'ère tertiaire. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'une durée de 28 millions d'années, de -65 à -37 millions d'années, l'Éocène est la période la plus longue du Tertiaire [...] 5, record 3, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gisements les plus importants datent de la fin des temps primaires (Permien) jusqu'au début du Tertiaire (Éocène). 6, record 3, French, - %C3%89oc%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Eoceno
1, record 3, Spanish, Eoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- eoceno 2, record 3, Spanish, eoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período inferior de la era cenozoica o terciaria. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Eoceno
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El eoceno propiamente dicho sigue cronológicamente al paleoceno y precede al oligoceno; ha durado 27 millones de años: de -60 a -33. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Eoceno
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-06-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Thanetian
1, record 4, English, Thanetian
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage : uppermost Paleocene(above Montian, below Ypresian of Eocene). 2, record 4, English, - Thanetian
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Thanecian
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Thanétien
1, record 4, French, Than%C3%A9tien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage du Paléocène. 1, record 4, French, - Than%C3%A9tien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-11-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- stone sponge 1, record 5, English, stone%20sponge
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Terrecht 1, record 5, English, Terrecht
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The calcareous deposits that crop out in circular pattern around the Adrar des Iforas present a cuesta landscape; the structural limestone surfaces of the Danian and Ypresian beds crop out as wide plateaus bordered by abrupt cliffs. The surface of these plateaus is sculptured by erosion into a kind of lapies, which was called "Terrecht"(stone sponge) in the Tamashek language. 1, record 5, English, - stone%20sponge
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- éponge de pierre
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9ponge%20de%20pierre
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Terrecht 1, record 5, French, Terrecht
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les dépôts calcaires qui affleurent en auréole autour de l'Adrar des Iforas donnent un paysage de côtes; les surfaces structurales calcaires du Danien et de l'Yprésien affleurent en de vastes plateaux bordés par des falaises abruptes. La surface de ces plateaux est sculptée par l'érosion en une sorte de lapiaz qui a reçu en tamacheq le nom de Terrecht (éponge de pierre). 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20pierre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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