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TRIASSIC TIME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- time scale
1, record 1, English, time%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For instance, with reference to the Geologic time scale, the Upper Permian(Lopingian) lasted from 270. 6 +/-0. 7 Ma(Ma=millions of years ago) until somewhere between 250. 1 +/-0. 4 Ma(oldest known Triassic) and 260. 4 +/-0. 7 Ma(youngest known Lopingian)-a gap in known, dated fossil assemblages of nearly 10 Ma. 2, record 1, English, - time%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
time scale: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - time%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle chronologique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20chronologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'échelle chronologique qui a été utilisée est celle de Gradstein et Ogg (1996). Des renseignements publiés ou non ont servi à dater les épisodes biostratigraphiques (disparitions du taxon et apparitions du taxon) observés pendant l'étude. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20chronologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
échelle chronologique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20chronologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Triassic time
1, record 2, English, Triassic%20time
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Triassic 2, record 2, English, Triassic
correct, noun
- Trias 3, record 2, English, Trias
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first period of the Mesozoic era after the Permian of the Paleozoic era, and before the Jurassic ... 3, record 2, English, - Triassic%20time
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Trias
1, record 2, French, Trias
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- trias 2, record 2, French, trias
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période géologique la plus reculée de l'ère secondaire où se sont déposées ces roches et qui précède le jurassique. 2, record 2, French, - Trias
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Jurassic
1, record 3, English, Jurassic
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Jura 2, record 3, English, Jura
correct
- Jurassic age 3, record 3, English, Jurassic%20age
correct
- Jurassic time 4, record 3, English, Jurassic%20time
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The second period of the Mesozoic era(after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous), thought to have covered the span of time between 190 and 135 million years ago... 2, record 3, English, - Jurassic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Jurassique
1, record 3, French, Jurassique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuxième période de l'ère secondaire, divisée en trois parties : Jurassique inférieur (Lias), Jurassique moyen (Dogger), Jurassique supérieur (Malm). 2, record 3, French, - Jurassique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Jurásico
1, record 3, Spanish, Jur%C3%A1sico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de la Era Secundaria, de 60 millones de años. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Jur%C3%A1sico
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