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Geologic time scale - Wikipedia
5 May 2024 at 6:21pm
The geologic time scale is a way of representing deep time based on events that have occurred throughout Earth's history, a time span of about 4.54 ± 0.05 Ga (4.54 billion years). It chronologically organises strata, and subsequently time, by observing fundamental changes in stratigraphy that correspond to major geological or paleontological ...

Geologic time | Periods, Time Scale, & Facts | Britannica
5 May 2024 at 1:24am
The geologic time scale is the ?calendar? for events in Earth history. It subdivides all time into named units of abstract time called?in descending order of duration? eons , eras , periods , epochs , and ages.

Geologic Time Scale - Geology (U.S. National Park Service)
5 May 2024 at 3:22pm
Geologic time scale showing the geologic eons, eras, periods, epochs, and associated dates in millions of years ago (MYA).

GSA Geologic Time Scale - Geological Society of America
5 May 2024 at 1:03am
GSA Geologic Time Scale. Version 6.0. Updated October 2022. Open PDF. Buy v. 6.0 Poster. Earlier versions: 2018 (v. 5.0) | 2012 (v. 4.0) 2009 (v. 3.0) | 1999 (v. 2.0) 1983 (v. 1.0) Read about the changes to v. 4.0 (2012): Commentary. GSA Bulletin Article (Walker, et al. 2013)

GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE v. 6 - Geological Society of America
6 May 2024 at 1:04pm
The Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic are the Eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. Names of units and age boundaries usually follow the Gradstein et al. (2012), Cohen et al. (2012), and Cohen et al. (2013, updated) compilations.

Explainer: Understanding geologic time - Science News Explores
6 May 2024 at 3:28pm
June 13, 2019 at 5:30 am. Imagine the nearly unimaginable: 4.6 billion years. That?s how old the Earth is ? a mind-boggling length of time. And to measure it, scientists use special terms, most of which focus on the planet?s changing geology. That?s why, in fact, it?s known as geologic time.

11.6: Geologic Time Scale - Geosciences LibreTexts
6 May 2024 at 5:55am
Scientists have put together the geologic time scale to describe the order and duration of major events on Earth for the last 4 1 ? 2 billion years. Some examples of events listed on the geologic time scale include the first appearance of plant life on Earth, the first appearance of animals on Earth, the formation of Earth?s mountains, and ...



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