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Also known as geological era
geochronologische Einheit; kürzer als ein Äon und länger als eine Periode
An era is a major chunk of Earth's history that scientists use to organize the geological timescale, fitting between the even-larger divisions called eons and the smaller divisions called periods. Understanding eras helps us make sense of how life and Earth itself have changed over billions of years, since each era is marked by distinct differences in the types of organisms that lived during that time and the geological conditions that existed.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- unit of time
- Part of
- eon
- Has part
- period
- Image
- Geologic time scale.gif
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- different from
- erathem
- Commons category
- Geology by era
- topic's main category
- Category:Geological eras
- studied by
- geochronology
- standards body
- International Commission on Stratigraphy
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Article · Deutsch
Ein Ärathem ist eine Einheit, die zur chronostratigraphischen Untergliederung der Erdgeschichte benutzt wird. Die entsprechende Zeiteinheit in der Geochronologie ist eine Ära. Sie umfasst in der Regel Zeiträume von mehreren hundert Millionen Jahren.
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