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Lecture 5
2/11/98
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| On Monday, we looked at the geologic principles that form the basis of our understanding of the rock record |
| Today, we will look at how these principles were used to develop the Geologic Time scale |
| The Geologic Time scale provides a relative measure of time. |
| The Geologic Time scale is based on the fossil record |
Subdivisions of the Cryptozoic |
Subdivisions of the Phanerozoic |
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