TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

TORTONIAN [4 records]

Record 1 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography
DEF

A European geologic stage of the Upper Miocene epoch, occurring after the Tortonian and before the Pontian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography
  • Geology
DEF

A stage of the Upper Miocene, between Serravallian and Messinian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Étage du Miocène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cronología
  • Petrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Mitad superior del piso vindoboniense.

OBS

Tortoniense: viene su nombre de Tortona, ciudad del Piamonte.

OBS

Vindoboniense: nombre de piso estratigráfico del Mioceno Medio Europeo (Sistema Terciario).

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.

Save record 2

Record 3 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

... the main orogenic phase occurred a few million years later with a sudden onset of flysch-type sedimentation. This is clear evidence of the uplift of the source area and/or deepening of the basin.

CONT

The main orogenic phase during which nappes and deep-seated granite bodies originated, first commenced during the Oligocene while the molasse sedimentation in the southern Himalayan foredeep and in the zone between the Karakoram and western Himalaya, as well as that between the southern part of the Tibetan Highland and the Himalaya, lasted from the Lower Miocene to the Lower Pleistocene. Only as late as during the Quaternary did the period of predominant uplifting begin in the Himalaya and the Karakoram.

CONT

As a counter effect Central and Southern Tunisia are lifted up and eroded, resulting in thick sandy formations. Mid and Late Miocene are paralic in the coastal area with a hot climate indicated by mangroves and evaporites, specially at the end of Messinian. Strong collisions continue from Tortonian to the late Pliocene giving large conglomeratic series. The last and main orogenic phasis is Early Pleistocene.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

À l'Éocène moyen, la phase orogénique principale des Pyrénées s'accompagne d'une grande phase d'érosion et de décapage des couvertures géologiques (flyschs) qui se poursuit jusqu'au milieu du Tertiaire.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 1986-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

Tortonian : European stage : Upper Miocene(above Serravallian, below Messinian).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

FRSRE, (2), vol. XX, fasc. 1, 1978, 29-42.

Spanish

Save record 4

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: