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SECONDARY AGE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
DEF

A grand division of geological history that includes the entire interval of time between Permian and Tertiary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Ère géologique ayant duré de 230 (ou 245) à 65 millions d'années [comprenant] le Trias, le Jurassique et le Crétacé.

CONT

[...] l'ère secondaire (ou Mésozoïque) ne couvre que 165 MA [...]

Spanish

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

Era geológica después del Primario, de 170 millones de años [de duración].

CONT

La cronología clásica considera 5 eras: [...] secundaria o mesozoica de 240 a 63 m.a.

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