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PALEOVALLEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paleovalley
1, record 1, English, paleovalley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- palæovalley 2, record 1, English, pal%C3%A6ovalley
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The host sequences were deposited in paleovalleys formed in these uplands during the Miocene. 3, record 1, English, - paleovalley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paleo-: A prefix that means "prehistoric" (as in paleontology) or "early or primitive" (as in Paleolithic). 4, record 1, English, - paleovalley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paléovallée
1, record 1, French, pal%C3%A9ovall%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vallée d'une époque géologique ancienne qui a cessé d'être parcourue par le cours d'eau qui l'a formée. 2, record 1, French, - pal%C3%A9ovall%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en place de l'uranium dans les fractures du socle correspond à quatre facteurs ou processus successifs : source suffisante d'uranium [...]; milieu de transport favorable avec fleuves et eaux souterraines dans des paléovallées; fractures ouvertes [...]; réduction de l'uranium par des sources ascendantes chaudes [...] 3, record 1, French, - pal%C3%A9ovall%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paléo- : Préfixe indiquant un rapport avec ce qui est très ancien, souvent disparu depuis longtemps. 4, record 1, French, - pal%C3%A9ovall%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paleovalle
1, record 1, Spanish, paleovalle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valle de una época geológica pasada que ha cesado de estar recorrido por el río que lo formó. 1, record 1, Spanish, - paleovalle
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