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HISTORICAL GEOLOGY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- historical geology
1, record 1, English, historical%20geology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A branch of geology that deals with the chronology of the events in the Earth’s history. 1, record 1, English, - historical%20geology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- géologie historique
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9ologie%20historique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Branche de la géologie qui] décrit la succession des événements géologiques, au cours des temps, et s'efforce de l'expliquer. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9ologie%20historique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sa partie principale, et son fondement, est la «stratigraphie» [...] 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9ologie%20historique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- geología histórica
1, record 1, Spanish, geolog%C3%ADa%20hist%C3%B3rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rama de la Geología que estudia la sucesión temporal de los diferentes estudios temporal de los diferentes estudios del desarrollo de la Tierra, hasta llegar a la configuración actual. 1, record 1, Spanish, - geolog%C3%ADa%20hist%C3%B3rica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- geological time
1, record 2, English, geological%20time
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- geologic time 2, record 2, English, geologic%20time
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The period of time dealt with by historical geology, or the time extending from the end of the formative period of the Earth as a separate planetary body to the beginning of written or human history; the part of the Earth's history that is represented by and recorded in the succession of rocks. 3, record 2, English, - geological%20time
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is now well known to geologists that the earth, and its crust, in particular, have passed through an evolutionary sequence of changes throughout geological time ... 4, record 2, English, - geological%20time
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geologic time is divided into eras: Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Cambrian, and Precambrian; eras are further subdivided into periods and epochs. 5, record 2, English, - geological%20time
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- temps géologique
1, record 2, French, temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion la plus difficile à acquérir, et pourtant la plus fondamentale, fut celle de l'immense durée des temps géologiques. [...] En 1830 [...], Charles Lyell fera prendre conscience de l'âge considérable du Globe en calculant sa durée [...] en millions d'années. Ce sera désormais le nouvel étalonnage de la durée des temps géologiques. 2, record 2, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'uranium peut se trouver [...] dans des formations sédimentaires s'étalant sur toute la chaîne des temps géologiques. 3, record 2, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme généralement usité au pluriel. 4, record 2, French, - temps%20g%C3%A9ologique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- temps géologiques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tiempo geológico
1, record 2, Spanish, tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de términos para la clasificación del tiempo, desde la formación de la Tierra hasta la actualidad. 2, record 2, Spanish, - tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las cercanías tenían que ser estables durante períodos significativos de tiempo geológico, mientras que la presión de elevación y la erosión apenas si ejercían efecto alguno. 3, record 2, Spanish, - tiempo%20geol%C3%B3gico
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tiempos geológicos
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Wall of Fame
1, record 3, English, Wall%20of%20Fame
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "Wall of Fame" will introduce you to some of the many men and women whose work with the Geological Survey has made a difference to the way we understand the world. Historical displays show how geology has been carried out in Canada from its earliest days. 1, record 3, English, - Wall%20of%20Fame
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Mur de la renommée
1, record 3, French, Mur%20de%20la%20renomm%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Mur des célébrités 2, record 3, French, Mur%20des%20c%C3%A9l%C3%A9brit%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «Mur de la renommée» vous fera découvrir quelques-uns de ces personnages fort nombreux dont le travail à la Commission géologique du Canada nous a permis de mieux comprendre la Terre. Grâce aux tableaux historiques, vous apprendrez aussi comment travaillaient les tout premiers géologues canadiens. 1, record 3, French, - Mur%20de%20la%20renomm%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- paleobiology
1, record 4, English, paleobiology
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A branch of paleontology that deals with fossils as organisms rather than as features of historical geology. 1, record 4, English, - paleobiology
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- paléobiologie
1, record 4, French, pal%C3%A9obiologie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la biologie concernant les formes de vie disparues, aux époques géologiques. 2, record 4, French, - pal%C3%A9obiologie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- paleobiología
1, record 4, Spanish, paleobiolog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1980-08-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- atoposaurids 1, record 5, English, atoposaurids
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the family of atoposaurids, is... preserved in the lithographic limestones of Europe. A detailed study of their very complete skeletons made by P. Wellnhofer of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Historical Geology in Munich indicate that these small crocodilians, on the average no more than 40 centimeters long, were probably agile carnivores. 1, record 5, English, - atoposaurids
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Atoposauridé
1, record 5, French, Atoposaurid%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les représentants de la famille des Atoposauridés sont [...] bien conservées dans les calcaires lithographiques du Jurassique supérieur d'Europe. P. Wellnhofer de la Collection d'État Bavaroise de Paléontologie et de Géologie historique à Munich, a réalisé une étude détaillée de leurs squelettes très complets. Il en conclut que ces petits [crocodiles], ne dépassant guère 40 centimètres de long, étaient probablement d'agiles carnivores terrestres. 1, record 5, French, - Atoposaurid%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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