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period

subdivision of geological time; shorter than an era and longer than an epoch

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Instance of: unit of time
Subclass of: geochronological unit
Part of: era
Has parts: epoch, subperiod
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Basque Literature Terms Dictionary
different from: system, archaeological period
standards body: International Commission on Stratigraphy
studied by: geochronology
topic has template: Template:Geological period
topic's main category: Category:Geological periods

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Subject of

International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01
International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2014/02
International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2017/02
International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2016/10
International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2016/12

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