Age
From Palaeos.org
| Geological timescale |
| Eon | Era | Period | Epoch | Age |
An age is the smallest standard division of geological time (the corresponding division of the geological column - of rock layers - is a stage). It is shorter than an epoch. Each Epoch consists of several ages. Example: the Changhsingian age of the Lopingian epoch.
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