Geological time

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Geological time

Scope note

Use for resources about the timing and relationships between past events that occurred during the history of the Earth.

Historical note

5.3 - BT Time removed, BT History added; 6.5 - BT History removed, BT Historical periods added.

Broader Terms

BT↑ Historical periods

More specific terms

NT3 ↓ Eons ►▼
- NT4 ↓ Hadean eon
- NT4 ↓ Phanerozoic eon
- NT4 ↓ Proterozoic eon
NT3 ↓ Epochs ►▼
- NT4 ↓ Eocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Holocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Miocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Oligocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Paleocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Pleistocene epoch
- NT4 ↓ Pliocene epoch
NT3 ↓ Eras ►▼
- NT4 ↓ Archaeozoic era
- NT4 ↓ Cenozoic era
- NT4 ↓ Mesolithic era
- NT4 ↓ Mesozoic era
- NT4 ↓ Neolithic era
- NT4 ↓ Palaeolithic era
- NT4 ↓ Palaeozoic era
- NT4 ↓ Proterozoic era
NT3 ↓ Geological periods ►▼
- NT4 ↓ Cambrian period
- NT4 ↓ Carboniferous period
- NT4 ↓ Cretaceous period
- NT4 ↓ Devonian period
- NT4 ↓ Jurassic period
- NT4 ↓ Mississippian period
- NT4 ↓ Neocene period
- NT4 ↓ Ordovician period
- NT4 ↓ Palaeogene period
- NT4 ↓ Pennsylvanian period
- NT4 ↓ Permian period
- NT4 ↓ Quaternary period
- NT4 ↓ Silurian period
- NT4 ↓ Triassic period
- NT4 ↓ Vendian period

Date of creation

20-Oct-2012

Accepted term

20-Oct-2012

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