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GEOCRATIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Of or relating to predominance or enlargement of land areas in relation to oceanic areas.

PHR

Geocratic period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Se dit d'une période de l'histoire du globe où les continents l'emportent sur la mer.

CONT

[...] Haug oppose les périodes géocratiques caractérisées par une orogenèse intense, la formation de fosses profondes et la régression des mers épicontinentales, aux périodes thalassocratiques : calme orogénique, transgression générale [...]

PHR

Période géocratique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

[Dícese del] periódo geológico durante el cual la superficie de la tierra emergida es mayor que la de mares y océanos, como ocurrió en el Pérmico.

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