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The following five timelines show the geologic time scale to scale. The first shows the entire time from the formation of the Earth to the present, but this gives little space for the most recent eon. The second timeline shows an expanded view of the most recent eon.
English: The geologic time scale proportionally represented as a log-spiral. Some key events in Earth's history are marked on the diagram, including major extinction events, global scale glaciations, the inanition of permanent atmospheric oxygen, the formation of the moon, and the formation of Earth's magnetic field.
The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochronology (a scientific branch of geology that aims to determine the age of rocks).
English: Geologic time scale with proportional representation of eons/eonothems and eras/erathems. Cenozoic is abbreviated to Cz. The image also shows some notable events in Earth's history and the general evolution of life.
The colors in the table seem to be taken from the USGS standard, not from the ICS. I personally like the USGS colors, but they are only for large scale geologic maps in the U.S. They are not the international standard. USGS: Divisions of Geologic Time—Major Chronostratigraphic and Geochronologic Units - PDF file
Geologic timeline can refer to: The geologic time scale of Earth history. The historical development of the science of geology , as in the timeline of geology article.
This is a list of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points.Since 1977, Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (abbreviated GSSPs) are internationally agreed upon reference points on stratigraphic sections of rock which define the lower boundaries of stages on the geologic time scale.
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