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OPPEL-ZONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Oppel-zone
1, record 1, English, Oppel%2Dzone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Oppel zone 2, record 1, English, Oppel%20zone
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A biozone characterized by an association of selected taxons of restricted and largely concurrent range, chosen as indicative of approximative contemporaneity. 3, record 1, English, - Oppel%2Dzone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not all of the taxons considered diagnostic need be present at any one place for the zone to be legitimately identified. The lower part is commonly marked largely by first appearance, and the upper part by last appearance, of certain taxons; the body of the zone is marked largely by concurrence of the diagnostic taxons. 3, record 1, English, - Oppel%2Dzone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Albert Oppel, in 1856, introduced the concept of zone (also known as biozones or Oppel zone). 4, record 1, English, - Oppel%2Dzone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Oppel zone: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - Oppel%2Dzone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone d’Oppel
1, record 1, French, zone%20d%26rsquo%3BOppel
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone oppélienne 2, record 1, French, zone%20opp%C3%A9lienne
feminine noun
- Oppel-zone 3, record 1, French, Oppel%2Dzone
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] zone considérée par une association ou un assemblage de taxons choisis d’extension restreinte et largement concomitante, indicative d’une contemporanéité approximative. 2, record 1, French, - zone%20d%26rsquo%3BOppel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone d’Oppel : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - zone%20d%26rsquo%3BOppel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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