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What is the smallest unit of time on the geologic time scale?
The smallest unit of geologic time is an age, followed by epoch, period, era, eon, and super eon.
What time period is 1 million years ago?
98 million years ago was in the Cretaceous period.
What categories are in the geologic time scale?
Eon, Era, Period, Epoch (from largest to smallest)
Is a epoch longer than an era?
In geological time a period is smaller than an era but larger than a Epoch.The International Commission of Stratigraphic have divided the time as such from largest to smallest.Super-Eon - (SuperEonothem) (Not recognised by the ICS but unofficially recognised e.g. Precambrian time)Eon - (Eonothem)Era - (Erathem)Period - (System)Subperiod - (SubSystem)Epoch - (Series)Age - (Stage)Chron - (Chronozone) (Not recognised by the ICS but is unofficially recognised usually based on reversal of earths magnetic field)
Which part of the geologic time scale represents the time of the most recent Ice Age?
The last period of glaciation occurred in the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period, ending around 10,000 years ago.
What is a synonym for time?
Synonyms for the concept "time" could include period, duration, or interval. Synonyms for "a time" could include period, era, age, or epoch.
What denotes the divisions of the geologic time scale in correct order of decreasing lengths of time beginning with the longest time interval and ending with the shortest?
Eon, epoch, period, era
What is the smallest unit of time on the geologic time scale?
The smallest unit of geologic time is an age, followed by epoch, period, era, eon, and super eon.
Can you write an example sentence with era period and epoch?
era,epoch, and period are periods of time that happen in the past
Is called the paleocene time period or the paleogene time period?
the paleocene epoch is in the paleogene time period.
What is time-interval?
Time interval is the period of time between the start and end of an activity.
What was the dominant animal of the Eocene Epoch?
The Eocene Epoch was the second epoch of the Tertiary Period. During this time, mammals were the dominant form of animal life.
What is period in French?
period ( of time ) = periode long period of time= epoch menstrual period = la course punctuation = point !
Is a period smaller than an Epoch in geological time?
False
What does epoch mean?
an extended period of time -love - from mahayla
What is the synonyms of period?
Depending on context, period could mean time, spell, interval, stretch, term, span, phase, bout, run, duration, chapter, stage, while, patch, era, age, epoch, time, days, years, eon, lesson, class, session.
What time period are you in currently?
We are living in the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period in the Cenozoic Era of geologic time.
