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Bilingual glossary of geology


Era  Ère
A division of the geologic time scale including several periods, but smaller than an eon (e.g. Paleozoic Era).

Themes:
  Dating methods and geological time scale

Related words:
  Geological Time Scale
  Cenozoic
  Mesozoic
  Paleozoic