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Bilingual glossary of geology


Phanerozoic  Phanérozoïque
Eon extending from the end of the Precambrian (543 million years ago) to the present; characterized by abundant evidence of life in the rock record (vs. Precambrian).

Themes:
  Dating methods and geological time scale

Related words:
  Eon
  Precambrian