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Mainz Basin
The Mainz Basin (german: Mainzer Becken) or Rhine-Main BasinElkins, T H (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972, p. 218. . is the name given to a Cenozoic marine basin that covered the area of the present-day region of Rhenish Hesse in Germany about 38 to 12 million years ago (38 - 12 mya). The Mainz Basin was a bay or sea inlet, that for a short time in the Palaeogene period connected the then North Sea (part of the gradually widening North Atlantic during the Palaeogene) with the Paratethys Sea (part of the shrinking Tethys Ocean). See also *Mainz Sand Dunes *Paris Basin The Paris Basin is one of the major geological regions of France. It developed since the Triassic over remnant uplands of the Variscan orogeny (Hercynian orogeny). The sedimentary basin, no longer a single drainage basin, is a large sag in the cr ... Notes References *Falke: ''Geologischer Führer von Rheinhessen.'' 1960 *Klaus Hang: ''Das Rheinhessische Hügelland für Naturfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammalsthe eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify so that l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzwald
The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is the source of the Danube and Neckar rivers. Its highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of above sea level. Roughly oblong in shape, with a length of and breadth of up to , it has an area of about 6,009 km2 (2,320 sq mi). Historically, the area was known for forestry and the mining of ore deposits, but tourism has now become the primary industry, accounting for around 300,000 jobs. There are several ruined military fortifications dating back to the 17th century. History In ancient times, the Black Forest was known as , after the Celtic deity, Abnoba. In Roman times (Late antiquity), it was given the name ("Marcynian Forest", from the Germanic word ''marka'' = "border"). The Black Forest probably represented the bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon (Geologie)
Devon ( , also historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial, non-metropolitan, and historic county in South West England. Devon is coastal with a variety of cliffs and sandy beaches. It has the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor National Park. A predominately rural county, Devon has a relatively low population density for a county in England. Its most populous settlement is the City of Plymouth. The county town of Devon, the City of Exeter, is the second most populous settlement. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. Its economy is heavily orientated around the tourism and agriculture industries. Devon is administratively split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and two unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perm (Geologie)
Perm or PERM may refer to: Places *Perm, Russia, a city in Russia **Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 **Perm Governorate, an administrative unit until 1923 **Great Perm, a medieval state *Perm, Ontario, a small community in Canada Other uses * Perm (hairstyle), or permanent hairstyle, that may last for several months * Perm (unit), a unit of permeance (or water vapor transmission) of materials and membranes * PERM (computer), an early electronic computer * PERM (labor certification) (Program Electronic Review Management), an American electronic labor certification system * P.E.R.M. or Petrol Electric railmotor * "Perm", a 2016 song by Bruno Mars from '' 24K Magic'' * Permian, a geologic period See also *Permian (other) *Permsky (other) *Permutation (mathematics) *UEC-Perm Engines JSC UEC-Perm Engines (russian: Пермский моторный заво ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiserstuhl (Baden)
Kaiserstuhl may refer to: * Kaiserstuhl (Aargau), a town in the Swiss canton of Aargau * Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg), a mountain range in the German state of Baden-Württemberg * Kaiserstuhl (Obwalden), a settlement in the municipality of Lungern in the Swiss canton of Obwalden * Kaiserstuhl (South Australia), a mountain in the Australian state of South Australia * Kaiserstuhl (asteroid), a main belt asteroid * Kaiserstuhl (coal mine), a coal mine in the German city of Dortmund * Kaiserstuhl (coking plant), a former coking plant in the German city of Dortmund * Kaiserstuhl (throne), the throne of the German emperors and kings See also * Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park * Kaiserstuhl Railway * Kaiserstuhl railway station (other) Kaiserstuhl railway station may refer to: * Kaiserstuhl AG railway station, on the Winterthur to Koblenz line in the Swiss canton of Aargau * Kaiserstuhl OW railway station, on the Brünig line in the Swiss canton of Obwalden {{Station disam .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulkan
Vulkan is a low- overhead, cross-platform API, open standard for 3D graphics and computing. Vulkan targets high-performance real-time 3D graphics applications, such as video games and interactive media. Vulkan is intended to offer higher performance and more efficient CPU and GPU usage compared to older OpenGL and Direct3D 11 APIs. It provides a considerably lower-level API for the application than the older APIs, making Vulkan comparable to Apple's Metal API and Microsoft's Direct3D 12. In addition to its lower CPU usage, Vulkan is designed to allow developers to better distribute work among multiple CPU cores. Vulkan was first announced by the non-profit Khronos Group at GDC 2015. The Vulkan API was initially referred to as the "next generation OpenGL initiative", or "OpenGL next" by Khronos, but use of those names was discontinued when Vulkan was announced. Vulkan is derived from and built upon components of AMD's Mantle API, which was donated by AMD to Khronos with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
