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FIRST-APPEARANCE DATUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Evolution (Biology)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- first appearance datum
1, record 1, English, first%20appearance%20datum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FAD 1, record 1, English, FAD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- first apparition datum 2, record 1, English, first%20apparition%20datum
correct, rare
- FAD 2, record 1, English, FAD
correct, rare
- FAD 2, record 1, English, FAD
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first (oldest) appearance of a species in the geologic record. 3, record 1, English, - first%20appearance%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the things that paleontologists try to do is to identify the age at which a species first evolves (this is called the FAD; the First Appearance Datum) and the age at which a species dies off (the LAD; last appearance datum). The time between the FAD and the LAD of a species is considered its Biozone. 4, record 1, English, - first%20appearance%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
FADs represent the geologically oldest fossil of a particular species that has yet been discovered. 3, record 1, English, - first%20appearance%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
first apparition datum (FAD): term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - first%20appearance%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
First appearance datum level. 5, record 1, English, - first%20appearance%20datum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- first-appearance datum
- first-apparition datum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Évolution (Biologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- première apparition
1, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- événement d'apparition 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9v%C3%A9nement%20d%27apparition
correct, masculine noun
- apparition 3, record 1, French, apparition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette rapidité d'expansion contraste avec l'échelonnement de l'extinction des espèces en déclin, qui permet de suivre leur parcours paléobiogéographique et signaler avec précision leur centre d'extinction; et (ii) des données biostratigraphiques, qui montrent la préférence habituelle des biostratigraphes pour les événements d'apparition des espèces (FADs = first appearance datum) pour fixer des limites géochronologiques aussi brèves que possible, au lieu des événements d'extinction (LADs = last appearance datum) généralement considérés plus fréquemment diachrones. 2, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'espèce peut être considérée comme l'unité de base en biostratigraphie et comme tout autre unité naturelle elle comporte une limite inférieure, une limite supérieure et une épaisseur. L'enchaînement vertical des espèces est ainsi caractérisée par : apparition = FAD «First Appearance Datum» (limite inférieure); durée de vie = extension verticale (épaisseur); disparition = LAD «Last Appearance Datum» (limite supérieure). 3, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
première apparition : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Niveau de première apparition. 1, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Première apparition d'un taxon. 4, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20apparition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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