Archean
second eon of the geologic timescale, spanning from around 4.031 to 2.5 billion years ago
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Archean
Summary
Archean is an eon[1]. Archean draws 1,192 Wikipedia views per month (eon category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Archean's instance of is recorded as eon[3].
- Archean's instance of is recorded as eonothem[4].
- Archean followed Hadean[5].
- Archean was followed by Proterozoic[6].
- Archean is part of Precambrian[7].
- Archean is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
- Archean's Commons category is recorded as Archean[9].
- Archean's said to be the same as is recorded as Q11039569[10].
- Archean's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F0047F[11].
- Archean comprises Eoarchean[12].
- Archean comprises Paleoarchean[13].
- Archean comprises Mesoarchean[14].
- Archean comprises Neoarchean[15].
- Archean began on -4031000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
- Archean ended on -2500000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
- Archean's IPA transcription is recorded as /ɑːrˈkiːən/[18].
- Archean's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Archean[19].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[24].
- Archean's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
- Archean's topic has template is recorded as Q100870042[26].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include eon[3] and eonothem[4].
Use and Application
Components include Eoarchean[12], an era[27]; Paleoarchean[13], an erathem[28]; Mesoarchean[14], an era[29]; and Neoarchean[15], an era[30]. Part of include Precambrian[7], a supereon[31] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
Why It Matters
Archean draws 1,192 Wikipedia views per month (eon category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] Archean has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Archean is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]