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Bilingual glossary of geology


Precambrian  Précambrien
All geological time prior to the Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian spans from the formation of Earth around 4600 million years ago to the beginning of the Paleozoic Era 543 million years ago.

Themes:
  Dating methods and geological time scale

Related words:
  Phanerozoic