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Divisions of geologic time-major chronostratigraphic and geochronologic units

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3059/

Revised geologic time scale indicating the ages of the lower bounds of chronostratigraphic and geochronologic units as they are currently known. Modifications to those ages made since the previous time scale was released (2007) are clearly marked.

by USGS Geologic Names Committee and Orndorff, Randall C. (Editor)
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3059
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