GEOLOGICAL TIME

SCALE

BY: EGEE RAE Z. REYES,TIII

 Essential Question

• WHAT IS THE GEOLOGIC TIME

SCALE?
 OBJECTIVES
The student will demonstrate an
understanding of Earth’s geologic
history and its diversity of life over
time.
 What is the Earth’s time scale?

• The geologic time scale is a record of the major events

and diversity of life forms present in Earth’s history. The
geologic time scale began when Earth was formed and
goes on until the present. It divides Earth’s long history
into units of time.
• Scientists developed the time scale by studying rock
layers and fossils world wide.
Geologic time – general reference to long time span that
predates human records.
• They have divided the 4.6 billion years of Earth’s rich
history into different time spans to conveniently indicate the
four major events geologically or paleontologically. This
time spans includes:  Age (millions of years) -  Epoch
(tens of millions of years)  Period (tens of millions of
years)  Era (several hundred million years)  Eon (half a
billion years or more)
 What about the Geologic
Time Scale?
• Geologic Time Scale (GTS) – is a
chronologic schema relating to the
stratigraphy of time which is used
by geologist, paleontologist and
other scientist to describe the
timing and relationship between
events that occurred during the
long history of the Earth.
Geologic time – general reference to long time span that
predates human records.
• They have divided the 4.6 billion years of Earth’s rich
history into different time spans to conveniently indicate the
four major events geologically or paleontologically.
This time spans includes:
 Age (millions of years) –
 Epoch (tens of millions of years)
 Period (tens of millions of years)
 Era (several hundred million years)
 Eon (half a billion years or more)
Broken into 3 parts namely:
 Paleozoic Era (Early Life)
• In sedimentary layers, fossils of marine invertebrates,
which lived near in the shallow river were formed. Also
found in the preserved rocks are fossils of trilobites and
brachiopods.
 Mesozoic era (Middle life)
This era was marked by the breakup
of the major landmasses. North
America began to part from Europe
and South America, and Africa
began to separate from Australia,
New Zealand, and India.
• Dinosaurs - The largest creatures that existed during this
era which is descendants of the primitive reptiles that
survived throughout the Paleozoic era.
 Cenozoic era (Late life)
• Periods of ice age played a
role of formation of vast
geological features on Earth
today.
• Volcanic activities became
widespread, forming
immeasurable flows of lava
and basalt.
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