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eon

subdivision of geological time; short than a supereon and longer than an era
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eon

Summary

eon has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • eon is a type of geochronological unit[2].
  • eon is part of supereon[3].
  • eon's Commons category is recorded as Geologic eons[4].
  • eon comprises era[5].
  • eon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geological eons[6].
  • eon's standards body is recorded as International Commission on Stratigraphy[7].
  • eon's different from is recorded as eonothem[8].
  • eon's different from is recorded as aeon[9].
  • eon's studied by is recorded as geochronology[10].
  • eon's next higher rank is recorded as supereon[11].

Body

Definition and Type

eon is a type of geochronological unit[2].

Use and Application

eon comprises era[5]. eon is part of supereon[3].

Why It Matters

eon has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] eon is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Bruges geochronology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Geological eons
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → era
    Part of → supereon
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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