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Geologic time

noun

The time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history). Synonym: geological time.

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... in the main, though not always, escarpments of displacement. Let us understand what this means. Over the entire region limestones, shales, and sandstones were deposited through long periods of geologic time to the thickness of many thousands of feet; then the country was upheaved and tilted toward the north; but the Colorado River was flowing when the tilting commenced, and the upheaval was very slow, so that the river cleared ...

— Canyons of the Colorado • J. W. Powell

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Words linked to "Geologic time" : geological era, geological time, era, eon, geological period, epoch, period, aeon, time