- Geologic timeline
Geologic timeline can refer to:
*The
geologic time scale ofEarth history.
*The historical development of the science ofgeology , as in thetimeline of geology article.
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Geologic timeline of Western North America — A timeline of significant geological events in the evolution of western North America. Dates are approximate.* 350 million years B.P. (Devonian) An unnamed terrane collides and accretes to the North American Plate, along a line roughly coinciding … Wikipedia
Geologic record — The layer cake like appearance of concordant strata laid down over hundreds of thousands of years … Wikipedia
Timeline of geology — Timeline of geology: see also geologic time scale.* c. 1025 Abū Rayhān al Bīrūnī publishes the Kitab fi Tahqiq ma li l Hind ( Researches on India ), in which he discusses the geology of India and hypothesizes that it was once a sea. [A. Salam… … Wikipedia
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Timeline of evolution — This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. For a thorough explanatory context, see the history of Earth, and geologic time scale. The dates given in this article are estimates… … Wikipedia
Timeline of environmental events — Expand list|date=August 2008The timeline of environmental events is a historical account of events that have shaped humanity s perspective on the environment. This timeline includes some major natural events, human induced disasters,… … Wikipedia
Timeline of the geologic history of the United States — This time line of the geologic history of the United States chronologically lists important events occurring within the present political boundaries of United States (including territories) before 12,000 years ago. This time line segment may… … Wikipedia
Timeline of scientific discoveries — The timeline below shows the date of publication of major scientific theories and discoveries, along with the discoverer. In many cases, the discovery spanned several years. BC* 17th century BC Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa: first known Babylonian… … Wikipedia
Timeline of glaciation — There have been four major periods of glaciation in the Earth s past. The second, and possibly most severe, is estimated to have occurred from 850 Ma to 635 Ma (million years ago, in the late Proterozoic Age) and it has been suggested that it… … Wikipedia
Lunar geologic timescale — The lunar geologic timescale (or selenologic timescale) divides the history of Earth s moon into five generally recognized geologic periods: the Copernican, Eratosthenian, Imbrian (upper and lower), Nectarian, and Pre Nectarian. The boundaries of … Wikipedia
