GEOLOGIC
TIME SCALE
Index Fossils
Another way to find the relative ages of rocks is
through the use of index fossils.
The age of the fossil is equal to the age of the rock
from where it is found. Index fossils serve as guide
or indicators of certain geologic periods.
If two rocks anywhere on the planet contain the
same index fossil, it can be said that those rocks
are from the same period.
Geologic Time Scale
The system used by scientists to relate
stratigraphy and time to any geologic
events is called geologic time scale.
They have divided the 4.6 billion years
of the Earth’s rich history into different
spans of time to conveniently indicate a
major geological or paleontological
event.
Geologic Time Scale
These time spans include age (millions of years),
epoch (tens of millions of years), period (one
hundred million years), era (several hundred
million years), and eon (half billion years or more).
Geologists and paleontologists usually represent
geologic time in a vertical manner.
The time scale mimics the stratigraphic
arrangement by placing older time periods below
relatively younger ones.
BONUS ROUND
Nicolas Steno
Nicolas Steno’s birth name was Niels
Steensen. He was born in Denmark’s
capital city, Copenhagen on January 1,
1638.
He published the book Dissertationis
prodromus in 1669, defining for the first
time the principles of modern
straitigraphy.
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Presented by: Jennyell Jaber Esguerra & Sarah Ramirez
