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The 89 pages that link to Geologic time scale, each with the reason it gives.
HadeanNarrower topic: The Hadean is the first eon in this hierarchy.
U–Pb datingRelated: U–Pb ages help calibrate boundaries and events in the time scale.
Himalayan orogenyRelated: It places the long-running collision within Cenozoic Earth history.
ProterozoicNarrower topic: The Proterozoic is one eon within this hierarchy of geological time.
Geologic mapRelated: Map colors and labels often encode the ages of mapped units.
Late DevonianRelated: It defines the Late Devonian's rank and chronological boundaries.
Geologic timeRelated: Its hierarchy turns geologic time into a standardized sequence of intervals.
History of lifeRelated: Its divisions provide the common timeline for major biological events.
EoarcheanNarrower topic: It shows how the Eoarchean fits within Earth's larger chronology.
Historical geologyRelated: It organizes reconstructed events into a shared timeline.
Extinction eventRelated: It provides the framework for locating extinction pulses in deep time.
GeologistRelated: Its divisions give geologists a shared framework for dating Earth history.
NeoarcheanNarrower topic: The Neoarchean is one formally named interval in this hierarchy.
BenbulbinRelated: It places Benbulbin’s rock layers in deep time.
Geologic recordRelated: Its divisions organize the succession documented in rocks and fossils.