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CRETACEOUS AGE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cenomanian
1, record 1, English, Cenomanian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Cenomanian stage 2, record 1, English, Cenomanian%20stage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first of six main divisions(in ascending order) in the Upper Cretaceous Series, representing rocks deposited worldwide during the Cenomanian Age, which occurred 99. 6 million to 93. 6 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. 2, record 1, English, - Cenomanian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Cénomanien
1, record 1, French, C%C3%A9nomanien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étage Cénomanien 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tage%20C%C3%A9nomanien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage le plus bas du Crétacé supérieur, ère secondaire. 3, record 1, French, - C%C3%A9nomanien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Cenomanense
1, record 1, Spanish, Cenomanense
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso del período cretácico; que sigue al albiense y precede al turoniense; data de unos 95 millones de años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Cenomanense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre de Cenomania, región de la Francia gala. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Cenomanense
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - Cenomanense
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Wealden
1, record 2, English, Wealden
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Wealdian 2, record 2, English, Wealdian
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Lower Cretaceous stage between Purbeckian and Gault. 3, record 2, English, - Wealden
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Variable unit of Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous age. 2, record 2, English, - Wealden
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Wealdien
1, record 2, French, Wealdien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faciès du Crétacé inférieur. 2, record 2, French, - Wealdien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Lower Cretaceous age
1, record 3, English, Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Lower Cretaceous 2, record 3, English, Lower%20Cretaceous
correct, see observation, noun
- lower Cretaceous 3, record 3, English, lower%20Cretaceous
see observation, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crude bitumen reserves of the Peace River area occur in the Bluesky and Gething Formation of Lower Cretaceous age. 4, record 3, English, - Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Early Cretaceous (timestratigraphic name) or the Lower Cretaceous (logstratigraphic name), is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous Period. It began about 146 million years ago. 2, record 3, English, - Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cretaceous: In the Standard Global Chronostratigraphic Scale, the upper system of the Mesozoic Erathem (above the Jurassic and below the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Erathem), also the time duing which those rocks were formed, thought to have covered the span of time between about 135 to 145 and 65 million years ago. 5, record 3, English, - Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lower: The initial letter of the term is capitalized to indicate a formal subdivision [Lower Cretaceous] and is lowercased to indicate an informal subdivision [lower Cretaceous]. 5, record 3, English, - Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Lower Cretaceous age : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 3, English, - Lower%20Cretaceous%20age
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Crétacé inférieur
1, record 3, French, Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Infracrétacé 2, record 3, French, Infracr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- crétacé inférieur 3, record 3, French, cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
- base du Crétacé 4, record 3, French, base%20du%20Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
feminine noun
- âge infracrétacé 5, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20infracr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division inférieure (plus ancienne) de la période du Crétacé. 4, record 3, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le crétacé est le plus souvent subdivisé en inférieur et supérieur, mais une subdivision en trois séries (crétacé inférieur, moyen et supérieur) paraît se justifier. 6, record 3, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une flore (ou une faune) fossile provenant du Crétacé inférieur est dite «infracrétacée» alors que celle qui provient du Crétacé supérieur est qualifiée de «supracrétacée». 7, record 3, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crétacé inférieur; âge infracrétacé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 3, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-05-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Cretaceous
1, record 4, English, Cretaceous
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Cretaceous age 2, record 4, English, Cretaceous%20age
correct
- Cretaceous time 3, record 4, English, Cretaceous%20time
correct
- Cretaceous period 4, record 4, English, Cretaceous%20period
correct
- cretaceous period 5, record 4, English, cretaceous%20period
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The final period of the Mesozoic era ..., thought to have covered the span of time between 135 and 65 million years ago ... 6, record 4, English, - Cretaceous
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cretaceous is the name given to a period of time in Earth’s history ... Also, all the rocks that formed during that time have the same proper name of Cretaceous (i.e. they are referred to as the Cretaceous System). 7, record 4, English, - Cretaceous
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Crétacé
1, record 4, French, Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- époque du Crétacé 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9poque%20du%20Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- époque crétacée 3, record 4, French, %C3%A9poque%20cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- période crétacée 4, record 4, French, p%C3%A9riode%20cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Troisième et dernière période de l'ère secondaire, divisée généralement en Crétacé inférieur et Crétacé supérieur. 5, record 4, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Époque du Crétacé : les minéralisations de cette époque présentent un grand développement dans toute la partie occidentale de l'Amérique du Nord. 2, record 4, French, - Cr%C3%A9tac%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Cretácico
1, record 4, Spanish, Cret%C3%A1cico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Último período de la era Secundaria, de 75 millones de años de duración. 2, record 4, Spanish, - Cret%C3%A1cico
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aproximadamente, comprende un período entre los 135 y los 65 millones de años antes de los tiempos actuales. 3, record 4, Spanish, - Cret%C3%A1cico
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-06-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crude bitumen reserves
1, record 5, English, crude%20bitumen%20reserves
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crude bitumen reserves of the Peace River area occur in the Bluesky and Gething Formations of Lower Cretaceous age. 1, record 5, English, - crude%20bitumen%20reserves
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reserves: term rarely used in the singular (reserve). 2, record 5, English, - crude%20bitumen%20reserves
Record 5, Key term(s)
- crude bitumen reserve
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Bitumes
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réserves de bitume brut
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9serves%20de%20bitume%20brut
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réserves : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (réserve). 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20de%20bitume%20brut
Record 5, Key term(s)
- réserve de bitume brut
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Britannia Formation
1, record 6, English, Britannia%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 6, English, - Britannia%20Formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The host rocks are steeply dipping quartzites, slates, charts, and green tuffaceous sediments and volcanic clastics of the Britannia Formation, the lower part of the Gambier Group, of probable Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous age. 3, record 6, English, - Britannia%20Formation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- formation de Britannia
1, record 6, French, formation%20de%20Britannia
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Britannia
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Britannia
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les roches encaissantes, à pendages raides, sont des quartzites, des ardoises, des cherts, des roches sédimentaires tufacées vertes et des roches volcaniques clastiques de la formation de Britannia, partie inférieure du groupe de Gambier, et probablement du Jurassique supérieur ou du Crétacé inférieur. 3, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Britannia
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-04-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Wabasca A deposit
1, record 7, English, Wabasca%20A%20deposit
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Wabasca A deposit occurs in the Grand Rapids Formation of Lower Cretaceous age. 1, record 7, English, - Wabasca%20A%20deposit
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gisement de Wabasca A
1, record 7, French, gisement%20de%20Wabasca%20A
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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