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Noun
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geological time
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geologic time
(the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history))
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eon
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aeon
(the longest division of geological time)
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period
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geological period
(a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed)
"ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
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has instance
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era
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geological era
(a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods)
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epoch
(a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages)
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