GEOLOGICTIMESCALE

Geologic time scale

The geologic time scale is a system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time, and is used by geologists, paleontologists, and other earth scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred throughout Earth's history. The table of geologic time spans presented here agrees with the dates and nomenclature set forth by the International Commission on Stratigraphy standard color codes of the International Commission on Stratigraphy.

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geologic timescale

Noun

  1. A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.


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