geologic time interval

C6731 concept

A geologic time interval is a span of Earth’s history defined by characteristic rock layers, fossil assemblages, and major geological or biological events, used to organize and correlate geological and paleontological data.

Aliases (12)
  • chronostratigraphic stage ×3
  • Paleozoic period ×2
  • geochronologic age ×2
  • geologic age ×2
  • geologic epoch ×2
  • Cenozoic climate transition ×1
  • anthropogenic epoch ×1
  • chronostratigraphic concept ×1
  • geological time interval ×1
  • proposed geological epoch ×1
  • subdivision of the Jurassic Period ×1
  • subdivision of the geologic time scale ×1

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