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DEVONIEN SUPERIEUR [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography
OBS

upper: Pertaining to rocks or strata that are normally above those of earlier formations of the same subdivision of rocks. The adjective is applied to the name of a chronostratigraphic unit (system, series, stage) to indicate position in the geologic column and corresponds to "late" as applied to the name of the equivalent geologic-time unit ... The initial letter of the term is capitalized to indicate a formal subdivision (e.g. "Upper Devonian") and is lowercased to indicate an informal subdivision ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Petrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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