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.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| geologic age | 26 |
| geologic epoch | 22 |
| chronostratigraphic stage | 13 |
| geologic time interval canonical | 6 |
| Paleozoic period | 2 |
| geochronologic age | 2 |
| geologic period subdivision | 2 |
| geological stage | 2 |
| geological time interval | 2 |
| subdivision of the Archean Eon | 2 |
| subdivision of the Jurassic Period | 2 |
| subdivision of the Miocene | 2 |
| Cenozoic climate transition | 1 |
| anthropogenic epoch | 1 |
| biostratigraphic interval | 1 |
| chronostratigraphic concept | 1 |
| geologic stage | 1 |
| geologic time division | 1 |
| geomagnetic chron | 1 |
| geomagnetic polarity chron | 1 |
| hypothesized geological era | 1 |
| proposed geological epoch | 1 |
| stratigraphic stage | 1 |
| subdivision of the Miocene Epoch | 1 |
| subdivision of the geologic time scale | 1 |
Instances (73)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
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Yoldiahavet (Swedish)
surface form:
Yoldiahavet
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geological stage |
| Pridoli Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Middle Devonian | geologic age |
| Lochkovian | geologic age |
| Pliensbachian | — |
| Toarcian | geologic age |
| Middle Triassic | geologic epoch |
| Wenlock | geologic epoch |
| Eoarchean Era | subdivision of the Archean Eon |
| Oligocene Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Neoarchean Era | subdivision of the Archean Eon |
| Early Miocene | geologic epoch |
| Middle Miocene | geologic age |
| Miocene | geologic epoch |
| Late Miocene | geologic epoch |
| Early Devonian | — |
| Middle Jurassic | geologic epoch |
| Tithonian | geologic age |
| Pleistocene epoch | subdivision of the geologic time scale |
| Hettangian stage | geologic age |
| Late Cretaceous | geologic epoch |
| Early Jurassic | geologic epoch |
| Cisuralian Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Asselian | geologic age |
| Sakmarian | geologic age |
| Wordian | — |
| Wuchiapingian | geologic age |
| Guadalupian Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Lopingian Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Late Devonian | geologic epoch |
| Anthropocene | proposed geological epoch |
| Middle Ordovician | geologic period subdivision |
| Late Ordovician | geologic epoch |
| Terreneuvian | geologic age |
| Miaolingian | geologic period subdivision |
| Furongian | geologic epoch |
| Precambrian Supereon | geological time interval |
| Meghalayan Age | geologic age |
| Carboniferous period | Paleozoic period |
| Late Heavy Bombardment era | hypothesized geological era |
| Eocene–Oligocene climate transition | Cenozoic climate transition |
| Copernican period | — |
| Yoldia stage | geological stage |
| Late Jurassic | geologic epoch |
| Ludfordian Age | geologic age |
| Lochkovian Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Eifelian | geologic age |
| Gauss normal chron | geomagnetic polarity chron |
| Matuyama reversed chron | geomagnetic chron |
| Paleocene | geologic epoch |