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The geologic time scale 2012. Volume 2

The Geologic Time Scale 2012 is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in this book present the most up-to-date, international standard, as ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences. This 2012 geologic time scale is an enhanced, improved and expanded version of the GTS2004, including chapters on planetary scales, the Cryogenian-Ediac
eBook, English, 2012
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2012
1 online resource (x, 438-1144 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780444594488, 9780444594259, 0444594485, 0444594256
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Chapter 19
The Cambrian Period Chapter 20
The Ordovician Period Chapter 21
The Silurian Period Chapter 22
The Devonian Period Chapter 23
The Carboniferous Period Chapter 24
The Permian Period Chapter 25
Triassic Chapter 26
Jurassic Chapter 27
Cretaceous Chapter 28
The Paleogene Period Chapter 29
The Neogene Period 30
The Quaternary Period Chapter 31
The Prehistoric Human Time Scale Chapter 32
The Anthropocene