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When did geologic time begin?

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If your question is when the earth was created, then the answer is 4.6 billion years ago. plate tectonics started to happen a few billion years later when the earth cooled enough to form a crust.

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The Earth is considered to have formed roughly 4.55 billion years ago, based on the age of asteroids in our solar system.

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Planet Earth is believed to be 4.5 to 5 billion years old. Geologic time for Earth started when Earth "started".

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4.567 billion years ago.

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