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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During the Archeozoic, no evidence of glaciation has yet been discovered.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
Archeozoic , the era in which the simplest forms of life originated.
From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen
Moreover, they could live in most latitudes, for the indirect evidences of life in the Archeozoic and Proterozoic rocks are widely distributed.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
I believe that our sun could not have been a typical nova, at least not since the Archeozoic, that is for perhaps a billion years.
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
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