geologic time scale
Across
- 2. a major division of time that is a subdivision of an eon and is itself subdivided into periods.
- 4. an expert in or student of geology
- 7. a unit of time equal to a thousand million years.
- 8. the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.
- 9. an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.\
Down
- 1. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- 2. a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
- 3. a length or portion of time.
- 5. an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 percent of animal species and about 30 different phyla.
- 6. a supercontinent where all of Earth's continents were joined together in one single landmass, existing about 335 million years ago.