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 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: geologic time interval
Generated description
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.
Instances (73)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Carnian age
surface form:
Carnian
|
geologic age |
| Rhaetian age | geologic age |
| Anisian | geologic age |
| Ladinian | geologic age |
| Jamesoni Zone | biostratigraphic interval |
| Rhaetian Stage | — |
|
Middle Tr.
surface form:
Middle Triassic
|
geologic epoch |
| Maastrichtian | geologic age |
| Wenlock Epoch | geologic epoch |
| Sheinwoodian | geologic age |
| Eocene | geologic epoch |
| Bathonian | geologic age |
| Greenlandian | geochronologic age |
| Northgrippian | geochronologic age |
| Ordovician Period | Paleozoic period |
| Aquitanian Stage | geologic age |
| Aquitanian Stage of the Oligocene-Miocene transition | — |
| Langhian | geologic age |
| Serravallian | geologic age |
| Kimmeridgian stage | geologic time division |
| Capitanian age | geologic age |
| Wordian age | geologic age |
| Meghalayan | geologic age |