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OLD RED SANDSTONE CONTINENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Old Red Sandstone Continent
1, record 1, English, Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20Continent
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Old Red Sandstone continent 2, record 1, English, Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20continent
correct
- Old Red Continent 3, record 1, English, Old%20Red%20Continent
correct, less frequent
- Euramerica 4, record 1, English, Euramerica
correct
- Laurussia 4, record 1, English, Laurussia
correct
- Laureuropa 5, record 1, English, Laureuropa
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continent of the Silurian and Devonian periods which comprised much of modern-day North America, Greenland and Northern Europe [and was] named for its distinctive "red beds" of desert sandstones. 6, record 1, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20Continent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Old Red Sandstone continent was built primarily by a collision between the continents of Baltica(parts of Europe, Scandanavia, and Siberia), and Laurentia(old North America, including Greenland). Along the suture was the Caledonian mountains. 7, record 1, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20Continent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Euramerica (sometimes referred to as Laurussia) was formed during the Silurian with the joining of two earlier continents, Laurentia (cratonic North America) and Baltica (European Russia, Scandinavia, parts of Central Europe and most of the British Isles). 8, record 1, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20Continent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Old Red Sandstone Continent : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - Old%20Red%20Sandstone%20Continent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- continent des Vieux grès rouges
1, record 1, French, continent%20des%20Vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouges
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- continent des Vieux Grès Rouges 2, record 1, French, continent%20des%20Vieux%20Gr%C3%A8s%20Rouges
correct, masculine noun
- Continent des Vieux Grès Rouges 2, record 1, French, Continent%20des%20Vieux%20Gr%C3%A8s%20Rouges
correct, masculine noun
- Continent des vieux grès rouges 3, record 1, French, Continent%20des%20vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouges
correct, masculine noun
- Euramérique 3, record 1, French, Euram%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- Laurussia 3, record 1, French, Laurussia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laurussia (aussi connue sous le nom de Continent des vieux grès rouges ou Euramérique) était un supercontinent qui s'est formé au Silurien a la suite de la collision de Laurentia, de Baltica et d'Avalonia (orogénèse Calédonienne). Il comprenait les actuelles Amérique du Nord et Europe du Nord et de l'Est. 3, record 1, French, - continent%20des%20Vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
continent des Vieux grès rouges : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - continent%20des%20Vieux%20gr%C3%A8s%20rouges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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