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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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
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
Archeozoic , the era in which the simplest forms of life originated.
From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen
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.
From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling
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