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SUBATLANTIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1978-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subatlantic
1, record 1, English, subatlantic
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sub-atlantic 1, record 1, English, Sub%2Datlantic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A term used primarily in Europe for a period of postglacial time (approximately the last 2500 years, or from 500 B.C. to the present) following the Subboreal (...) 1, record 1, English, - subatlantic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- période subatlantique
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20subatlantique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) période où, dans l'Europe tempérée, a dominé la forêt de hêtres, de sapins et de charmes (...) 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20subatlantique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Subatlantic
1, record 2, English, Subatlantic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sub-Atlantic 1, record 2, English, sub%2DAtlantic
correct
- Sub-Atlantic 1, record 2, English, Sub%2DAtlantic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pertaining to the postglacial Subatlantic interval and to its climate, deposits, biota, and events. 1, record 2, English, - Subatlantic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subatlantique
1, record 2, French, subatlantique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Se dit de la] période où, dans l'Europe tempérée, a dominé la forêt de hêtres, de sapins et de charmes (...) 1, record 2, French, - subatlantique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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