geological timescale
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"On a geological timescale ice sheets have come and gone, but on a human timescale if we lose them we can basically consider them gone forever."
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024
On a geological timescale, "very quickly" means in thousands to hundreds of thousands of years.
From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023
It warmed the planet rapidly on a geological timescale, although it was nowhere near the rapidity of what we’re doing today.
From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023
Modifying the geological timescale is a bit like trying to pass a constitutional amendment, with rounds of proposal and scrutiny overseen by the ICS.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2019
This principle has enabled scientists to construct the geological timescale by which the relative ages of rocks can be measured, and thereby understand the history of the Earth.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2015
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