geologic time scale

plural geologic time scales · alternative geological timescale · alternative geologic timescale

1. A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.

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   If maths and physics are the nearest we have to a universal language to communicate with visiting extra-terrestrials, handing them a geologic time scale would be about as useful as a Jackson Pollock painting. It looks hella scientific […] but essentially it’s a very fancy way of telling the story about the history of the Earth.

   2018 May 2, Mark Carnall, “What is geologic time, and how does it work?”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: GTS