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geologic time scale

a system of chronological dating that classifies geological strata (stratigraphy) in time
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Summary

geologic time scale is a periodization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of periodization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,613 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: chronostratigraphic classification scheme[3]
  • Subclass of: technical standard[4], chronological dating[5], geologic time interval[6]
  • Commons category: Geologic time scale[7]
  • Said to be the same as: geological time[8]
  • Has part(s): geochronological unit[9]
  • Official website: https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2020-03.pdf[10], https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2023-09.pdf[11], https://stratigraphy.org/chart[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Geologic time scales[13]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
  • Topic has template: Template:Geologic time scale[15], Template:Geology to Paleobiology[16], Q100869473[17]
  • Standards body: International Union of Geological Sciences[18], International Commission on Stratigraphy[19]
  • Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geology/Geologic_Time_Scale[20]
  • Studied by: chronostratigraphy[21], geochronology[22], biostratigraphy[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
  • P14541: 2WjH1N[25]

Why It Matters

geologic time scale has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 121 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

chronostratigraphy geochronology geology lunar geologic timescale

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Infovarius · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geology/Geologic_Time_Scale
    Instance of → periodization, chronostratigraphic classification scheme
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: time standard"
  2. 6w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → technical standard, chronological dating, geologic time interval
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: technical standard"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2WjH1N
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  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → geochronological unit
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    Website → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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