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LUTETIEN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lutetian
1, record 1, English, Lutetian
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a stage or age in the Eocene [that] spans the time between 47.8 and 41.3 Ma [million years]. 2, record 1, English, - Lutetian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Lutétien
1, record 1, French, Lut%C3%A9tien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage de l’ère tertiaire, équivalent de l’Éocène moyen. 2, record 1, French, - Lut%C3%A9tien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chavan(1950) démontre les influences du réchauffement du climat des régions nordiques pendant le Maestrichtien, le Danien, le Montien, le Cuisien et le Lutétien par l'apparition de genres tropicaux dans les mers du Nord-Ouest de l'Europe. 3, record 1, French, - Lut%C3%A9tien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cuisian
1, record 2, English, Cuisian
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
European stage: lower Eocene (above Ypresian, below Lutetian). 1, record 2, English, - Cuisian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Cuisien
1, record 2, French, Cuisien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chavan(1950) démontre les influences du réchauffement du climat des régions nordiques pendant le Maestrichtien, le Danien, le Montien, le Cuisien et le Lutétien par l'apparition de genres tropicaux dans les mers du Nord Ouest de l'Europe. 1, record 2, French, - Cuisien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Cuisiense
1, record 2, Spanish, Cuisiense
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso del eoceno inferior, que sigue al thanatiense y precede al luteciense; data de unos 55 millones de años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre del de la ciudad de Cuise, en Francia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - Cuisiense
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Maestrichtian
1, record 3, English, Maestrichtian
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
European stage: Upper Cretaceous (above Campanian, below Danian or Tertiary. 1, record 3, English, - Maestrichtian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Maestrichtien
1, record 3, French, Maestrichtien
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chavan(1950) démontre les influences du réchauffement du climat des régions nordiques pendant le Maestrichtien, le Danien, le Montien, le Cuisien et le Lutétien par l'apparition de genres tropicaux dans les mers du Nord Ouest de l'Europe. 1, record 3, French, - Maestrichtien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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