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How do scientists use periods to separate the geologic time scale?
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∙ 11y ago
That's a bit cart before the horse. The various aeons, periods, stages and formations are delineated by major changes in environment, fossil records, etc.
The fossil record does not cover the full range, and really starts in the Cambrian, though some fossils from the Pre-Cambrain are now being identified.
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Was era or period longer?
On the geologic time scale, an era is longer than a period. There are 12 geologic eras in total and they are composed of geologic periods. For instance, the Mesozoic era is composed of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
What is the measurement of the earths history divided into time periods?
geologic time scale
What do the periods the geologic time scale represent?
Usually, they represent periods between extinction events, where a particular type of lifeform was dominant.
What information does the geologic time scale provided and what are the major divisions of time?
The information the geologic scale provides is animals and fossils over time and periods. Major divisions of time is called eras.
How do we separate the geologic time scale into eras?
The main periods of geologic time are eons. Then eons are divided into eras. All these divisions are done using geological strata. That is, layers of earth or stone, etc. that represent periods of some kind of similar behavior on the earth.
How is the geologic time scale used in science?
A geologic time scale is a scale that was developed by scientists to show when and for how long different events happened in the Earth's history. Some events included on the scale are when plant life appeared, when mountains were formed and when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The geologic time scale divides Earth's history into periods such as the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods.
How are eras and periods of the geologic time scale named?
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What are the basic divisions of the Geologic Time Scale from larger to small?
eras and periods
How is geologic time scale organized?
By eons, eras, epochs, and periods.
What is the measurement of the earths time divided into periods?
geologic time scale
What kind of scientists worked with geolgists to develop the geologic the scale?
Biologists
Which eras on the geologic time scale is divided into both periods and epochs?
The Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic are all divided into periods and epochs.
What is Precambian Time?
The basic units of the geologic time scale eras and periods.
Scientists think humans first appeared in the of the geologic time scale?
Humans
What kind of scientists worked with geologist to develope the geologic time scale?
biologists
What kind of scientists worked with geologist's to develop the geologic time scale?
biologists
What kind of scientists worked with geologists to develop the geologic time scale?
biologists
