Geologic Time Line
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Chart showing geologic times and ages down to epoch.
Description
This chart shows the way geologic time is broken down into smaller spans of time called Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs. The top of the chart is current time, labeled as 0 Ma (0 years before present). The bottom of the chart represents the beginning of Earth and is labeled with 4,540 Ma (4, 540,000,000 years before present). Yellow areas highlight time frames in which we find most fossil material in Mississippi.
Contributor
Date Created
March 28, 2022
Temporal Coverage
All of Earth's History (4.54 billion years)
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license
Rights Holder
Dunn-Seiler Museum
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Citation
Modified from USGS Geologic Time Scale, “Geologic Time Line,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed April 24, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1347.
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