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AGE GEOLOGIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
DEF

... the occurrence or duration of a particular event as stated in terms of the conventional geological time scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] durée des âges géologiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

A time period on the Geologic Timescale delimited by major geologic or paleontologic events.

OBS

A geologic age is a subdivision of a geologic era.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Durée d'un étage ou son équivalent géochronologique.

CONT

À un «âge» correspond un «étage» stratigraphique, division basée sur l'arrivée de certaines faunes et sur des modifications locales des faciès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Cronología
OBS

En la escala cronológica basada en la duración de las fases geológicas, las eras se dividen en períodos, que a su vez se dividen en épocas y éstas, en edades.

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