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A Geological Epoch is a time division (era or period) of the geologic time scale based on rock layering which is less than a period and greater than a stage. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.

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  • Epoch (geology)
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  • A Geological Epoch is a time division (era or period) of the geologic time scale based on rock layering which is less than a period and greater than a stage. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
  • The geological time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. The table of geologic periods presented here is in accordance with the dates and nomenclature proposed by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, and uses the standard color codes of the United States Geological Survey.
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  • The geological time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. The table of geologic periods presented here is in accordance with the dates and nomenclature proposed by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, and uses the standard color codes of the United States Geological Survey. Evidence from radiometric dating indicates that the Earth is about 4,570 million years old (expressed with m.y.a., i.e. million years ago, or "Ma" as in "it dates from 4570 Ma"). The geological or deep time of Earth's past has been organized into various units according to events which took place in each period. Different spans of time on the time scale are usually delimited by major geological or paleontological events, such as mass extinctions. For example, the boundary between the Cretaceous period and the Paleogene period is defined by the extinction event that marked the demise of the dinosaurs and of many marine species. Older periods which predate the reliable fossil record are defined by absolute age.
  • A Geological Epoch is a time division (era or period) of the geologic time scale based on rock layering which is less than a period and greater than a stage. Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
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