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HELVETIAN [2 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
- Helvetian
1, record 1, English, Helvetian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage: lower middle Miocene. 2, record 1, English, - Helvetian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Helvétien
1, record 1, French, Helv%C3%A9tien
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 du Miocène. 2, record 1, French, - Helv%C3%A9tien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Helveciense
1, record 1, Spanish, Helveciense
correct, feminine 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 vindoboniense, en el mioceno; es posterior al burdigaliense y precede al tortoniense. Data de cerca de 30 millones de años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Helveciense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre de Helvecia (Suiza). 1, record 1, Spanish, - Helveciense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pese a que la fuente 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, - Helveciense
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Helvetian
1, record 2, English, Helvetian
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Inhabitant of Helvetia (eastern section of Gaul which is approximately today’s Switzerland). 2, record 2, English, - Helvetian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Helvète
1, record 2, French, Helv%C3%A8te
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habitant de l'Helvétie (partie orientale de la Gaule qui correspond approximativement aujourd'hui à la Suisse). 2, record 2, French, - Helv%C3%A8te
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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