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Period definition: A unit of geologic time that lasts tens of millions of years, it is longer than an epoch but shorter than an era.
Related Terms
Absolute Dating
Carbon Film
Cast
Eon
Epoch
Era
Evolution
Extinction
Fossil
Geologic Time Scale
Half-life
Index Fossil
Isotope
Law Of Superposition
Mold
Radioactive Decay
Radiometric Dating
Relative Dating
Trace Fossil
Unconformity
Uniformitarianism
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