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Supereon

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precambriannoun(geology) The Precambrian supereon; spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago.
subepochnoun(geology) A geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.
aeonnounCommonwealth standard spelling of eon.
geologic eranoun(geology, Paleontology) A subdivision of geologic time that divides an eon into smaller timeframes.
epochnounA particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
phanerozoicnoun(geology) A geologic eon from about 538.8 million years ago to the present
pre-cambriannounAlternative spelling of Precambrian. [(geology) The Precambrian supereon; spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago.]
eoarcheannoun(geology) Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 4600 to 3600 million years ago; the first single-celled life began at this time.
eonothemnoun(stratigraphy, geology) The totality of rock strata laid down in the stratigraphic record during a certain eon of the continuous geologic timescale.
archaeannoun(geology) Of, or relating to the geologic eon from about 4,031 to 2,500 million years ago; comprises the Eoarchean, Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean and Neoarchean eras; marked by an atmosphere with little oxygen, the formation of the first continents and oceans and the emergence of simple life.
erathemnoun(geology, paleontology) The total stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain corresponding span of time during an era in the geologic timescale.
proterozoicnoun(geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life.
neoproterozoicnoun(geology) The Neoproterozoic era.
archeannounAlternative form of Archaean. [(geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 4,000 Ma.]
hadeannoun(geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.
light aeonnoun(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of light eon. [(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one eon.]
mesoproterozoicnoun(geology) The Mesoproterozoic era.
neoarcheannoun(geology) Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 2800 to 2500 million years ago.
steniannounThe final geologic period in the Mesoproterozoic Era, from 1200 million to 1000 million years ago.
periodnoun(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

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