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PREFERRED TERM

Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

geological time  

DEFINITION

  • The period of time covering the physical formation and development of the Earth. Geologic time is divided into eons lasting hundreds of millions to several billion years, eras lasting tens of millions to hundreds of million years, periods lasting millions to tens of millions years, and epochs lasting thousands to millions of years.

    Created: 5/20/24

    Last modified: 5/21/24

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  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    geological ages (en)
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    geological time divisions (en)
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    Last modified: 2021-07-16T12:24:26

    geological timescale (en)
  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    stratigraphic systems (en)

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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    الزمن الجيولوجي

    Arabic

  • Created: 2023-11-22T11:51:14

    геалагічны час

    Belarusian

  • Created: 2023-09-27T15:42:42Z

    地质时代

    Chinese

  • Created: 2021-03-06T20:05:54

    geologický čas

    Czech

  • Created: 2021-03-06T20:06:58

    geologické časové jednotky
  • Created: 2021-03-06T20:11:09

    stratigrafické stupnice
  • Created: 2021-11-25T10:14:14

    temps géologique

    French

  • Created: 2022-05-08T19:56:04

    გეოლოგიური დრო

    Georgian

  • Created: 2022-05-08T19:56:32

    გეოლოგიური ასაკი
  • Created: 2022-05-08T19:57:04

    გეოქრონოლოგიური სკალა
  • Created: 2020-03-25T13:07:52.539+01:00

    geologischer Zeitraum

    German

  • Created: 2020-03-25T13:08:21.49+01:00

    geologische Zeitskala
  • Created: 2020-12-04T11:26:42Z

    Tempo geologico

    Italian

  • Created: 2020-02-18T16:45:53.395+01:00

    geologisk tid

    Norwegian Bokmål

  • Created: 2024-05-13T17:14:39

    tempo geológico

    Portuguese (Brazil)

  • Created: 2020-04-27T20:34:35.995+02:00

    timp geologic

    Romanian

  • Created: 2020-05-27T14:58:00.147+02:00

    геологическое время

    Russian

  • Created: 2020-05-27T14:58:20.761+02:00

    геохронологическая шкала
  • Created: 2021-01-28T09:36:58

    геолошко време

    Serbian

  • Created: 2021-11-25T10:14:14

    Tiempo geológico

    Spanish

  • Created: 2020-02-18T16:45:53.395+01:00

    geologisk tid

    Swedish

  • Created: 2020-02-19T13:16:20.649+01:00

    jeolojik zaman

    Turkish

  • Created: 2020-02-19T13:14:06.199+01:00

    jeolojik zaman cetveli
  • Created: 2020-02-19T13:20:47.934+01:00

    jeolojik zaman dilimi
  • Created: 2020-04-09T01:54:37.582+02:00

    геологічний час

    Ukrainian

  • Created: 2020-04-09T01:56:09.868+02:00

    геологічний вік
  • Created: 2020-04-09T01:59:02.14+02:00

    стратиграфічні системи
  • Created: 2020-04-09T02:03:13.244+02:00

    шкала геологічного часу

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