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HARD-BODIED FOSSIL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard body fossil
1, record 1, English, hard%20body%20fossil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard-bodied fossil 2, record 1, English, hard%2Dbodied%20fossil
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The trilobite is a hard body fossil of a type of invertebrate animal that was previously common in Illinois. 1, record 1, English, - hard%20body%20fossil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "soft-bodied (or soft-body) fossil." 3, record 1, English, - hard%20body%20fossil
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hard-body fossil
- hard bodied fossil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossile à corps dur
1, record 1, French, fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20dur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fossile à squelette minéralisé 2, record 1, French, fossile%20%C3%A0%20squelette%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- fossile d'organisme à corps dur 3, record 1, French, fossile%20d%27organisme%20%C3%A0%20corps%20dur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les recherches antérieures, infructueuses, semblaient indiquer qu'avant l'apparition de fossiles à squelette minéralisé conservé (coquilles, spicules, sclérites, etc.) de la base du Cambrien, les autres organismes étaient absents ou non conservés dans les archives fossiles. 2, record 1, French, - fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20dur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'oppose à «fossile à corps mou». 3, record 1, French, - fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20dur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- soft body fossil
1, record 2, English, soft%20body%20fossil
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- soft-bodied fossil 2, record 2, English, soft%2Dbodied%20fossil
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Burgess Shale is a rock formation in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the most valuable fossil repositories in the world because of the presence of many soft body fossils from about 570 million years ago - the time of the Cambrian explosion. The Cambrian explosion was when most multicellular life first made it’s appearance, all in a relatively short period of time. Soft body fossils are very rare and occur only under very unusual conditions, making them invaluable when found. 3, record 2, English, - soft%20body%20fossil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soft body fossil: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - soft%20body%20fossil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As opposed to "hard-bodied(or hard-body) fossil. " 4, record 2, English, - soft%20body%20fossil
Record 2, Key term(s)
- soft-body fossil
- soft bodied fossil
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fossile à corps mou
1, record 2, French, fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20mou
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fossile d'organisme à corps mou 2, record 2, French, fossile%20d%27organisme%20%C3%A0%20corps%20mou
correct, masculine noun
- fossile dépourvu d'un squelette minéralisé 3, record 2, French, fossile%20d%C3%A9pourvu%20d%27un%20squelette%20min%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Walcott découvrit ses spécimens dans une couche du Schiste [de Burgess], qu'il surnomma la «Couche à Phyllopodes» [...] ancien nom d'un groupe de crustacés marins présentant des rangées de branchies en forme de feuillage sur l'un des rameaux de leurs pattes). [...] Depuis l'époque de Walcott, on a recueilli d'autres fossiles à corps mou à d'autres niveaux stratigraphiques et dans d'autres lieux de site. Mais nul site n'approche en diversité la couche à Phyllopodes, qui a fourni la majorité des espèces de Burgess. 4, record 2, French, - fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20mou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fossile d'organisme à corps mou; fossile dépourvu d'un squelette minéralisé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20mou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
S'oppose à «fossile à corps dur». 5, record 2, French, - fossile%20%C3%A0%20corps%20mou
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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