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Page 39 text Precambrian Phylogeny of the Fishes The first vertebrates to appear in the fossil record occurred in the late Cambrian Period 500 mya These were jawless armored fishes known as . How long ago were the dinosaurs here? How do we even describe geologic time anyway?. EONS. which are divided into . ERAS. ,. which are divided into. . PERIODS. ,. which are divided into. . EPOCHS. Chapter 7 lesson 4. What is the geologic time scale?. Geologists use the geologic time scale to show Earth’s history.. It is a record of the geologic events and the evolution of life forms as shown by the fossil record.. 8. th. Grade Science. Geologic Time. Geologic time. . - Earth’s history is divided into units of time that make up the . Geologic . T. ime . S. cale. .. Time units on the scale are based on the appearance (. Geological “Clocks”. Geologic time determination is subdivided into 2 categories:. Relative Dating: simply determines whether or not an event occurs before or after another event (e.g. a granite dike is younger than the surrounding sandstone since it intrudes across the sandstone in an outcrop).. Organization of . Ch. 21-24. Ch. 21.1 – Describes the geologic time scale. Ch. 22 – Precambrian Earth. . Section 1: Early Earth. . Section 2: Formation of the Crust and Continents. . Section 3: Formation of the Atmosphere and Oceans. East-Central Idaho — . Metasedimentary. Strata, . Ore . Types, . Folds, Dikes, and Metamorphic Overprint. Art . Bookstrom. , Steve Box, Pam Cossette, . Tom Frost, and Shane . Kostka. . Regional Geologic Map showing the Mesoproterozoic Belt-Purcell basin and the Lemhi sub-basin . a. Fossils. 3. Geologic Time Scale. 4. Geologic Belts. 5. NC Geologic History. How do we know . geologic . history. ?. Earth's History. Earth's history spans over a length of . 4.5 billion . years. Geologists have divided that time into units based on major geologic events and life forms. Geologic Time and Evolution Earth Has a History Geologic materials record enormous changes. Earth is a complex, evolving system. Physical and biological systems continuously interact. Earth constantly changes and has done so through time. Using Content Analysis to Investigate the Treatment of Spatial and Temporal Scale in K-8 Science Standards and Textbooks Kim A. Cheek and Lauryn A. Stark Content Analysis Systematic coding and analysis of texts or visual material Fossils, Geologic Time, Absolute & Relative Dating, and Natural Resources Chapters 5 & 6 How Do Fossils Form? Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks like sandstone, limestone, and shale In Virginia, most fossils are Normally we think of time in terms of days or years but geologists commonly refer to events that happened millions or billions of years ago. For example earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. GEOLOGIC TIME. On the Cutting Edge – Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty . Teaching About Time Workshop. Ilyse Resnick. Premise of talk. The representation of extreme temporal magnitudes is subject to the same forces that guide our comprehension of conventional time. book for . testing purposes. Some pictures in this slideshow may show a slightly different version. Neither is right or wrong, just different interpretations.. Geologic time is divided into giant chunks of time called . What is it and Why do we care? . What is the geologic time scale? . . Geologic Time Scale:. A record of the Earth’s . history broken up into . various units of time that. are based on types of . fossils contained within .