scale Presentation by jastlyn baya & Abielle villegas What is geologic time scale?
The geologic time scale is
a record of the life forms and geological events in Earth’s history what does time scale represents? the geologic time scale divides up the history of the earth based on life-forms that have existed during specific times since the creation of the planet. These divisions are called geochronologic units (geo: rock, chronology: time). Most of these life-forms are found as fossils, Which are the remains or traces of an organism from the geologic past that has been preserved in sediment rock. Without Fossils, scientist may not have concluded that the earth has history that long preceds mankind Geological time scale The Geologic Time scale is divided by the following divisions:
Eons: longest subdivisions; based on the abundance of
certain fossils Eras: Next to longest subdivision; marked by major changes in the fossils record Periods: Based on types of life existing at the time eons Largest, most general divsion of time. 2 eons the eons are; Cryptozoic (precambrian) eon and phanerozoic eon. precambrian and phanerozoic both consists of three eras as shown in the figure eras Each eon is broken up into eras major eras in earth’s history
archean (4600 mya - 2500 mya)
proterozoic (2500 mya - 540 mya) paleozoic (540 mya - 250 mya) mesozoic (250 mya - 65.5 mya) cenozoic (65.5 mya - present) periods each era is divided into even more specific blocks of time called periods various geologic events are associated with each period each period is again classified into different epochs principles behind geologic time scale Nicholas Steno, a Danish physician (1638- 1687), described how the position of a rock layer couldbe used to show the relative age of the layer. He devised the three main principles that underlie the interpretation of geologic time: PRINCIPLES BEHIND GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 1. 5.
1 .The principle of 2.superposition: The layer on
the bottom was deposited first and so is the oldest 3. 7.
2. The principle of horizontality: All rock
4. 8. layers were originally deposited horizontally. PRINCIPLES BEHIND GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 1. 5.
3. The principle of 2.original lateral continuity:
Originally deposited layers of rock extend late rallyin all directions 3. until either 7.
thinning out or being cut off by a different
rock layer. 4. 8. Thank You! Presentation by jastlyn baya & Abielle villegas