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age

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

Summary

age has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 different from is recorded as stage[6].
  • age's different from is recorded as age[7].
  • age's different from is recorded as age of the Earth[8].
  • age's studied by is recorded as geochronology[9].

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 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] age is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

geochronology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d 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)
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