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Geologic vs Proterozoic - What's the difference?

geologic | proterozoic |

geologic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to geology or a geologic timescale

    • proterozoic

    English

    (wikipedia Proterozoic)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life.

    • Hypernyms

    * Precambrian - eon/supereon

    Hypernyms

    * Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, Neoproterozoic

    Coordinate terms

    * Archaean - preceding eon, Cambrian - succeeding eon

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) Of, or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma.

    • See also

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