geologic time scale

a system of chronological dating that classifies geological strata (stratigraphy) in time
Event periodization Q43521
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geologic time scale

Summary

geologic time scale is a periodization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of periodization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • geologic time scale's instance of is recorded as periodization[3].
  • geologic time scale's instance of is recorded as chronostratigraphic classification scheme[4].
  • geologic time scale's instance of is recorded as time standard[5].
  • geologic time scale's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85054035[6].
  • geologic time scale's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119348804[7].
  • geologic time scale's subclass of is recorded as technical standard[8].
  • geologic time scale's subclass of is recorded as chronological dating[9].
  • geologic time scale's Commons category is recorded as Geologic time scale[10].
  • geologic time scale's said to be the same as is recorded as geological time[11].
  • geologic time scale's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 33748[12].
  • geologic time scale's has part is recorded as geochronological unit[13].
  • geologic time scale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d9c[14].
  • geologic time scale's official website is recorded as https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2020-03.pdf[15].
  • geologic time scale's official website is recorded as https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2023-09.pdf[16].
  • geologic time scale's official website is recorded as https://stratigraphy.org/chart[17].
  • geologic time scale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geologic time scales[18].
  • geologic time scale's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300391250[19].
  • geologic time scale's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • geologic time scale's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/geologic-time[21].
  • geologic time scale's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geologic time scale[22].
  • geologic time scale's topic has template is recorded as Template:Geology to Paleobiology[23].
  • geologic time scale's topic has template is recorded as Q100869473[24].
  • geologic time scale's standards body is recorded as International Union of Geological Sciences[25].
  • geologic time scale's standards body is recorded as International Commission on Stratigraphy[26].
  • geologic time scale's Great Aragonese Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 13529[27].

Why It Matters

geologic time scale ranks in the top 8% of periodization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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