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ASTIAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Astian
1, record 1, English, Astian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Piacenzian 2, record 1, English, Piacenzian
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage: Upper Pliocene (above Plaisancian, below Calabrian). 3, record 1, English, - Astian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Astien
1, record 1, French, Astien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Piacenzien 2, record 1, French, Piacenzien
masculine noun
- Pyacenzien 3, record 1, French, Pyacenzien
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage du Pliocène. 4, record 1, French, - Astien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étage de l'ère tertiaire, aujourd'hui considéré comme équivalent du Plaisancien que l'on pensait autrefois plus ancien. 3, record 1, French, - Astien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Astiense
1, record 1, Spanish, Astiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso superior del plioceno; es posterior al plasenciense y anterior al calabriense y data de unos tres millones de años. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Astiense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre de Asti, ciudad del norte de Italia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Astiense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Astiense
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