Geologic Period
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A Geologic Period is a Geologic Time that ...
- AKA: Period (Geology).
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- See: Geologic Time, Geologist, Geologic Time Scale, Age (Geology).
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_(geology) Retrieved:2014-9-20.
- A geologic period is one of several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place.
These periods form elements of a hierarchy of divisions into which geologists have split the earth's history.
Eons and eras are larger subdivisions than periods while periods themselves may be divided into epochs and ages.
- A geologic period is one of several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place.