Archeozoic
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Archeozoic
First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic
Example Sentences
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But our knowledge of early geological times is extremely limited, so limited that lack of evidence of glaciation in the Archeozoic may have no significance.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
After the Formative Era came the Archeozoic Era, when life began in the form of amœbas or some simple form of protoplasm.
From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen
During the Archeozoic, no evidence of glaciation has yet been discovered.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
Although the Archeozoic has yielded no generally admitted fossils, yet what seem to be massive algæ and sponges have been found in Canada.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
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