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Geologic Time and
Geologic Column
Geologic Time

Eons
Eras
Periods
Epochs
Eons


There are 2 Major Eons
  Precambrian
  Phanerzoic
The Precambrian
Precambrian Rocks
represent 87% of
Earth History

From 4.5 Byrs to
544 Myrs ago

Majority-Igneous,
Metamorphic, and
some undeformed
sedimentary rocks
Phanerozoic Eon


            Contains the
            Paleozoic, Mesozoic,
            and Cenozoic Eras

            544 Myrs to present
Paleozoic Era
Existed 544 Myrs to
248 Myrs ago

Contains the
Cambrian,
Ordovician,
Silurian, Devonian,
Mississippian,
Pennsylvanian, and
Permian Periods
Mesozoic Era
248 Myrs to 65
Myrs ago

Contains the
Triassic, Jurassic
and Cretaceous
Periods

Great Time of
Change
Cenozoic Era

65 Myrs ago to
Present

Contains the
Tertiary and
Quaternary Periods

It is the here and now
Concepts
Relative Time
Absolute Age
Law of Original Horizontality
Law of Superposition
Law of Original Continuity
Law of Faunal Assemblages
Concepts: Continued

Law of Faunal Succession
Law of Crosscutting Relationships
Law of Incusions
Law of Unconformities
Relative Time vs. Absolute Age

    Relative Age is determined using a
    Geologic Column. How do rock strata or
    layers relate to each other.
    Absolute Age is determined through
    radioactive dating and gives an
    absolute age of the rock.
Creating A Geologic Column

    We must obey the
    previous stated laws

    Using the laws we can
    reconstruct geologic     Obey
    events by constructing
    a geologic column
The Laws
Law of Original Horizontality: All
sediments laid down in water are
horizontal or near horizontal.
Law of Superposition: Undisturbed
sedimentary rocks are older at the
bottom of the formation and younger at
the top.
Geologic Time
The Laws Continued

Law of Original Continuity:
Sedimentary rocks exist laterally until
the thin or pinch out at their margins.
Law of Faunal Assemblages: Plants
and Animals of the same age will exist
together within the rocks.
Geologic Time
Laws Continued

Law of Faunal Succession: Different
geologic formations of different ages
will have different fauna.
Law of Crosscutting Relationships: Any
rock cutting another must be younger
that the one it cuts.
Crosscutting
Last Two Laws

Law of Inclusions: Fragments of another
rock in another rock are older than the
rock they are in.
Law of Unconformities: Rocks above the
unconformity are younger than the
ones below it.
What do we have here?
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Geologic Time

  • 3. Eons There are 2 Major Eons Precambrian Phanerzoic
  • 4. The Precambrian Precambrian Rocks represent 87% of Earth History From 4.5 Byrs to 544 Myrs ago Majority-Igneous, Metamorphic, and some undeformed sedimentary rocks
  • 5. Phanerozoic Eon Contains the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras 544 Myrs to present
  • 6. Paleozoic Era Existed 544 Myrs to 248 Myrs ago Contains the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Periods
  • 7. Mesozoic Era 248 Myrs to 65 Myrs ago Contains the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods Great Time of Change
  • 8. Cenozoic Era 65 Myrs ago to Present Contains the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods It is the here and now
  • 9. Concepts Relative Time Absolute Age Law of Original Horizontality Law of Superposition Law of Original Continuity Law of Faunal Assemblages
  • 10. Concepts: Continued Law of Faunal Succession Law of Crosscutting Relationships Law of Incusions Law of Unconformities
  • 11. Relative Time vs. Absolute Age Relative Age is determined using a Geologic Column. How do rock strata or layers relate to each other. Absolute Age is determined through radioactive dating and gives an absolute age of the rock.
  • 12. Creating A Geologic Column We must obey the previous stated laws Using the laws we can reconstruct geologic Obey events by constructing a geologic column
  • 13. The Laws Law of Original Horizontality: All sediments laid down in water are horizontal or near horizontal. Law of Superposition: Undisturbed sedimentary rocks are older at the bottom of the formation and younger at the top.
  • 15. The Laws Continued Law of Original Continuity: Sedimentary rocks exist laterally until the thin or pinch out at their margins. Law of Faunal Assemblages: Plants and Animals of the same age will exist together within the rocks.
  • 17. Laws Continued Law of Faunal Succession: Different geologic formations of different ages will have different fauna. Law of Crosscutting Relationships: Any rock cutting another must be younger that the one it cuts.
  • 19. Last Two Laws Law of Inclusions: Fragments of another rock in another rock are older than the rock they are in. Law of Unconformities: Rocks above the unconformity are younger than the ones below it.
  • 20. What do we have here?