Phanerozoic

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Phanerozoic. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Secular distribution of biogenic silica through the phanerozoic: comparison of silica-replaced fossils and bedded cherts at the series level ."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geologic eon from about 538.8 million years ago to the present

Synonyms

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phanerozoic aeonphanerozoic eonprecambrian

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"Secular distribution of biogenic silica through the phanerozoic: comparison of silica-replaced fossils and bedded cherts at the series level ."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ic.

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