Mya

name, symbol

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Definitions

Symbol
  1. 1
    million years ago: megayears ago.
  2. 2
    million years ago: megayears ago.

    "Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later."

  3. 3
    million years ago: megayears ago.

    "The first (oldest) unit of time is the Precambrian Supereon, which covers much of Earth's history from its origins roughly 4.55 bya to 545 mya. Very primitive, one-celled life-forms arose as early as 4.0 bya and near the end of the era (570 mya) the oldest known fossils of multi-celled organisms appear."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
genus mya

Example

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"Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later."

Etymology

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

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