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Geological time

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Definition
Fossil   show
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Index Fossil   show
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Permineralized Remains   show
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Molds and casts   show
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Original remains   show
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Trace fossils   show
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Relative age   show
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Superposition   show
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Horizontality   show
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show ossil or geologic event expressed in units of time, such as years. A good example is your birthday. You were born at a specific time on a specific day of the year.  
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show the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.  
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Isotopes   show
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show disintegration of a nucleus that occurs spontaneously or as a result of electron capture.  
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Geologic time   show
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Eon   show
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Era   show
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Period   show
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Epoch   show
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show 1. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.  
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show any marine arthropod of the extinct class Trilobita, from the Paleozoic Era, having a flattened, oval body varying in length from 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less to 2 feet (61 cm).  
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Precambrian   show
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Mesozoic Era   show
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Cenozoic Era   show
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