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ERA GEOLOGICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- era
1, record 1, English, era
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The second-longest phase of geologic time, after an eon. 2, record 1, English, - era
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Geologic time is divided into eras: Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Cambrian, and Precambrian; eras are further subdivided into periods and epochs. 3, record 1, English, - era
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The current eon, the Phanerozoic, has had three eras, the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, which is the current era. The next-smallest subdivision of geologic time is the period. 2, record 1, English, - era
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ère
1, record 1, French, %C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une des plus longues divisions géochronologiques, après l'éon. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les «ères» désignent les grandes subdivisions des temps géologiques, de même que les couches qui se sont déposées pendant ce temps. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- era
1, record 1, Spanish, era
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- era geológica 2, record 1, Spanish, era%20geol%C3%B3gica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intervalo de la historia de la Tierra comprendido entre dos acontecimientos geológicos muy importantes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - era
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tradicionalmente se distinguen cuatro eras: primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria. Modernamente se las califica de paleozoica, mesozoica y cenozoica (con la tendencia a incluir en ésta a la terciaria y a la cuaternaria). 3, record 1, Spanish, - era
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En la escala cronológica basada en la duración de las fases geológicas, las eras se dividen en períodos, que a su vez se dividen en épocas y éstas, en edades. 4, record 1, Spanish, - era
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