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Geological Epoch

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Epoch, Geological 

an interval of time in the earth’s geological history, during which a layer of rock that forms a series was deposited. Epochs are subdivided into ages. Two or three epochs constitute a period. (See alsoGEOCHRONOLOGY.)
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This temperature data provides further evidence of what some scientists are calling a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, in which human activities are the main driver of the global climate system.
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The varieties of plants and animals on the high plateaus stem from remote geological epochs.
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