age

Subdivision of geological time; shorter than an epoch and larger than a chron
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age

Summary

age ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • age is a type of geochronological unit[2].
  • age is part of epoch[3].
  • age comprises polarity chron[4].
  • age's standards body is recorded as International Commission on Stratigraphy[5].
  • age's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologictime/Age[6].
  • age's different from is recorded as stage[7].
  • age's different from is recorded as age[8].
  • age's different from is recorded as age of the Earth[9].
  • age's studied by is recorded as geochronology[10].
  • age's P14541 is recorded as 4b3JkR[11].

Body

Definition and Type

age is a type of geochronological unit[2].

Use and Application

age comprises polarity chron[4]. age is part of epoch[3].

Why It Matters

age ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[1] age has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] age is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologictime/Age
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologictime/Age"
  2. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 4b3JkR
    Part of
    Aliases
    Different from stage, age, age of the Earth
    + 7 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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