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geologic time
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Geologic time scale
The
geological time scale
(
GTS
) 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
nomenclature
, dates and standard color codes set forth by the
International Commission on Stratigraphy
.
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geologic time
Noun
1. the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
(synonym)
geological time
(hypernym)
time
(hyponym)
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