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4 de may. de 2024 · The geologic time scale, proportionally represented as a log-spiral with some major events in Earth's history. A megaannus (Ma) represents one million (10 6 ) years. The geologic time scale or geological time scale ( GTS ) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth .
Hace 4 días · Geological history of Earth – The sequence of major geological events in Earth's past; Geodynamics – Study of dynamics of the Earth; Geosyncline – Obsolete geological concept to explain orogens; GPlates – Open-source application software for interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions
1 de may. de 2024 · Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago (abbreviated as Ga, for gigaannum) and evidence suggests that life emerged prior to 3.7 Ga. The similarities among all known present-day species indicate that they have diverged through the process of evolution from a common ancestor.
16 de abr. de 2024 · plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of Earth ’s outer shell—the lithosphere —that revolutionized Earth sciences by providing a uniform context for understanding mountain-building processes, volcanoes, and earthquakes as well as the evolution of Earth’s surface and reconstructing its past continents and oceans.
Hace 3 días · The early evolution of the solid Earth and its atmosphere and oceans is covered in geologic history of Earth. The geologic and biological development of Earth, including its surface features and the processes by which they are created and modified, are discussed in geochronology , continental landform , and plate tectonics .
Hace 6 días · In this chapter we will start at the very beginning, with a discussion of the Big Bang and the origin of the universe and our solar system. From there, we will investigate the formation of the Earth, and the reasons behind its interior and exterior structure. Finally, we will end the chapter by attempting to answer the question of how we can ...
3 de may. de 2024 · Paleozoic Era, major interval of geologic time that began 538.8 million years ago with the Cambrian explosion, an extraordinary diversification of marine animals, and ended about 252 million years ago with the end- Permian extinction, the greatest extinction event in Earth history.