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geologic time scale
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geologic time scale [¦jē·ə¦läj·ik ′tīm ‚skāl]
(geology)
The relative age of various geologic periods and the absolute time intervals.


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The geological time scale divides Earth's history into units called -- and its subdivisions, --.
It is the spontaneous transition from the prototype worm-shaped or soft-bodied form to complex characteristics within each phylum, and it happened in a blink of an eye on the geological time scale.
Given that our local bureaucrats operate on a geological time scale, we need to start looking for a new name and quick, before all the good ones get taken.
 
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