Archeozoic

Or Ar·chae·o·zo·ic

[ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik]

noun

1. former name of the Archean.

adjective

1. formerly, Archean.

Archeozoic

/ ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

Archeozoic

1. See Archean

Word History and Origins

Origin of Archeozoic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic

Example Sentences

Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.

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As regards the life of the Archean, or, as some call it, the “Archeozoic” period, we know nothing.

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After the Formative Era came the Archeozoic Era, when life began in the form of amœbas or some simple form of protoplasm.

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Archeozoic Archean   No fossils found, but life inferred from the existence of iron ores and limestones, which are generally formed in the presence of organisms.

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Although the Archeozoic has yielded no generally admitted fossils, yet what seem to be massive algæ and sponges have been found in Canada.

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