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Geological time is the time scale embracing
the history of the Earth from its physical
origin to the present day. Geological time is
traditionally divided into eons (Phanerozoic,
Proterozoic, and Archaean), which in turn are
divided into eras, periods, epochs, ages, and
finally chrons.
Subject by: Andrew Row