Concepts of dating the earth's own history: Geologic Time Scale, Radiometric Dating and Anthropocene, the proposed and debated newest unit of that time scale. Belongs here: a concept concerned with measuring or dividing geologic time. Does not belong here: a concept about the physical processes of the earth's interior, held under Geophysics.
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Field of StudyGeochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves. 1 Browse By
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Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.
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