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ERE MESOZOIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mesozoic
1, record 1, English, Mesozoic
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mesozoic age 2, record 1, English, Mesozoic%20age
correct
- Mesozoic era 2, record 1, English, Mesozoic%20era
correct
- Secondary 3, record 1, English, Secondary
correct, noun, obsolete
- Secondary age 2, record 1, English, Secondary%20age
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grand division of geological history that includes the entire interval of time between Permian and Tertiary. 4, record 1, English, - Mesozoic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mésozoïque
1, record 1, French, M%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Secondaire 2, record 1, French, Secondaire
correct, masculine noun
- ère mésozoïque 3, record 1, French, %C3%A8re%20m%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque
correct, feminine noun
- ère secondaire 4, record 1, French, %C3%A8re%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
- âge mésozoïque 5, record 1, French, %C3%A2ge%20m%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ère géologique ayant duré de 230 (ou 245) à 65 millions d’années [comprenant] le Trias, le Jurassique et le Crétacé. 5, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'ère secondaire(ou Mésozoïque) ne couvre que 165 MA [...] 6, record 1, French, - M%C3%A9sozo%C3%AFque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Mesozoico
1, record 1, Spanish, Mesozoico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Secundario 2, record 1, Spanish, Secundario
correct, masculine noun
- era secundaria 1, record 1, Spanish, era%20secundaria
correct, feminine noun
- era mesozoica 2, record 1, Spanish, era%20mesozoica
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Era geológica después del Primario, de 170 millones de años [de duración]. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Mesozoico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cronología clásica considera 5 eras: [...] secundaria o mesozoica de 240 a 63 m.a. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Mesozoico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Tithonian
1, record 2, English, Tithonian
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Tithonian stage 2, record 2, English, Tithonian%20stage
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Southern European equivalent of the Portlandian stage (uppermost Jurassic) of geologic time. 3, record 2, English, - Tithonian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Berriasian stage succeeds the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch and precedes the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch. 2, record 2, English, - Tithonian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tithonian: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - Tithonian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Tithonien
1, record 2, French, Tithonien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Tithonique 2, record 2, French, Tithonique
correct, masculine noun
- étage tithonien 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9tage%20tithonien
correct, masculine noun
- étage tithonique 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9tage%20tithonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage du Jurassique terminal, équivalent du Portlandien. 5, record 2, French, - Tithonien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Portlandien a été jusqu'en 1990 un étage géologique du Mésozoïque(ère secondaire). Depuis 1990, le Tithonien remplace le Portlandien, avec une partie du Kimméridgien. C'était l'étage le plus récent du Jurassique supérieur. 6, record 2, French, - Tithonien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(de Tithon, l’Aurore dans la mythologie Grecque). 7, record 2, French, - Tithonien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tithonien; Tithonique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 2, French, - Tithonien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Paleozoic
1, record 3, English, Paleozoic
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Palaeozoic 2, record 3, English, Palaeozoic
correct, noun, Great Britain
- Paleozoic era 3, record 3, English, Paleozoic%20era
correct
- Paleozoic age 4, record 3, English, Paleozoic%20age
correct
- Palaeozoic age 5, record 3, English, Palaeozoic%20age
Great Britain
- Primary 6, record 3, English, Primary
noun, obsolete
- Primary age 4, record 3, English, Primary%20age
obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An era of geologic time, from the end of the Precambrian to the beginning of the Mesozoic, or from about 570 to about 225 million years ago. 6, record 3, English, - Paleozoic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A grand division of geological history from the beginning of the Cambrian to the close of the Permian. 7, record 3, English, - Paleozoic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Obsolete synonym: Primary. 6, record 3, English, - Paleozoic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Paléozoïque
1, record 3, French, Pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ère paléozoïque 2, record 3, French, %C3%A8re%20pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, feminine noun
- paléozoïque 3, record 3, French, pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- époque du Paléozoïque 4, record 3, French, %C3%A9poque%20du%20Pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, feminine noun
- période paléozoïque 5, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
feminine noun
- âge paléozoïque 6, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- Primaire 7, record 3, French, Primaire
correct, masculine noun
- ère primaire 8, record 3, French, %C3%A8re%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
- primaire 9, record 3, French, primaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ère géologique d’une durée d’environ 340 millions d’années, intermédiaire entre le précambrien et le mésozoïque et formée de six systèmes(cambrien, ordovicien, silurien, dévonien, carbonifère et permien). 3, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Période qui, formant la plus grande partie des temps géologiques, s’est achevée il y a environ 200 millions d’années. 10, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ère primaire(ou Paléozoïque) a duré 370 millions d’années alors que l'ère secondaire(ou Mésozoïque) ne couvre que 165 Ma, et l'ère tertiaire(Cénozoïque), moins de 65 Ma. 11, record 3, French, - Pal%C3%A9ozo%C3%AFque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- paleozoico
1, record 3, Spanish, paleozoico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- primario 2, record 3, Spanish, primario
correct, masculine noun
- era primaria 1, record 3, Spanish, era%20primaria
correct, feminine noun
- era paleozoica 2, record 3, Spanish, era%20paleozoica
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primera parte de los tiempos fanerozoicos [...] [que] ha durado unos 225 años, de -550 a -225. 2, record 3, Spanish, - paleozoico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cronología clásica considera 5 eras: [...] primaria o paleozoico de 680 a 240 m.a. 2, record 3, Spanish, - paleozoico
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[El primario] consta de seis períodos: el cámbrico, el ordovícico y el silúrico constituyen el paleozoico inferior; el devónico, el carbonífero y el pérmico forman el paleozoico superior. 2, record 3, Spanish, - paleozoico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-01-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Phanerozoic
1, record 4, English, Phanerozoic
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The stratigraphic systems from the Cambrian to the Quaternary. 2, record 4, English, - Phanerozoic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the three main stages of earth history, the Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic, are recorded responses of the sialic (continental) crust to different geothermal gradients. 3, record 4, English, - Phanerozoic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The absolute ages of almost all podiform chromite deposits fall within the Phanerozoic ... 4, record 4, English, - Phanerozoic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comprises the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic; eon of evident life. 5, record 4, English, - Phanerozoic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Phanérozoïque
1, record 4, French, Phan%C3%A9rozo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division stratigraphique(éonothème) qui rassemble l'ensemble des temps géologiques où la vie est apparue, depuis l'ère primaire : Paléozoïque, Mésozoïque et Cénozoïque. 2, record 4, French, - Phan%C3%A9rozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On donne le nom de «Phanérozoïque» à l’ensemble des terrains postérieurs au Précambrien : Paléozoïque + Mésozoïque + Cénozoïque. 3, record 4, French, - Phan%C3%A9rozo%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Presque tous les gisements podiformes de chromite remontent au Phanérozoïque [...] 4, record 4, French, - Phan%C3%A9rozo%C3%AFque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Fanerozoico
1, record 4, Spanish, Fanerozoico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- eón fanerozoico 2, record 4, Spanish, e%C3%B3n%20fanerozoico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Segundo de los dos eonotemas en que se divide la historia geológica, con el significado de vida manifiesta. Su intervalo de tiempo o eón comprende los últimos 570 millones de años de la historia de la Tierra. 3, record 4, Spanish, - Fanerozoico
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El eón fanerozoico representa el tiempo durante el que la mayoría de organismos, algas, hongos, plantas y animales, vivieron. 2, record 4, Spanish, - Fanerozoico
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