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List of geochronologic names

Index List of geochronologic names

This is a list of official and unofficial names for time spans in the geologic timescale and units of chronostratigraphy. [1]

11 relations: Age (geology), Alaunian, Chronostratigraphy, Gallic epoch, Geochronology, Lake Disappear, Ludian, Marsden, West Yorkshire, Pakoka River, Stage (stratigraphy), Tawatahi River.

Age (geology)

A geologic age is a subdivision of geologic time that divides an epoch into smaller parts.

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Alaunian

The Alaunian, also known as "Middle Norian", is a sub-age in the Upper Triassic.

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Chronostratigraphy

Chronostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy that studies the age of rock strata in relation to time.

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Gallic epoch

The Gallic epoch is an obsolete epoch of the Mesozoic Era's Cretaceous, the latter being a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.

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Geochronology

Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.

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Lake Disappear

Lake Disappear is an intermittent lake (see also Turlough (lake) and Polje) situated in the North Island of New Zealand, just over 20 km from Raglan, 4 km beyond Bridal Veil waterfall.

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Ludian

Ludian may refer to.

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Marsden, West Yorkshire

Marsden is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England.

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Pakoka River

The Pakoka River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Stage (stratigraphy)

In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of years of deposition.

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Tawatahi River

The Tawatahi River is a short river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geochronologic_names

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