Azoic Period

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• Azoic Age — Azoic Age, Azoic Age, Azoic Era, Azoic Period and Azoic Eon were terms used before 1950 to describe the age of rocks formed before the appearance of life in the geologic sequence. The word Azoic is derived from the Greek a meaning without and… …   Wikipedia

• azoic — a·zo·ic || É™ zəʊɪk adj. of or pertaining to the Precambrian era (geological period preceding the first appearance of life on Earth) …   English contemporary dictionary

• azoic —   a. lacking life, especially of geological period …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Timetable of the Precambrian — This is a timeline of geological and relevant astronomical events on Earth before the Cambrian period started. This covers 88% of the duration of the Earth. The dates given are based on the best current scientific evidence and where possible are… …   Wikipedia

• Archaean — Ar*ch[ae] an, n. (Geol.) The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest forms of life. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

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