Geochronology

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Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments,[1] using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.[2]

Def. the "science of dating samples of rock or sediment",[3] any "one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined"[3] or the "division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods"[4] is called geochronology.

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  1. NickW (5 September 2004). "Geochronology". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 1 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. Smith609 (12 January 2015). "Geochronology". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 1 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Conrad.Irwin (10 November 2008). "geochronology". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 1 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. SemperBlotto (8 May 2021). "geochronology". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 1 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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