The second smallest span of time recognized by geologists; smaller than a period, larger than as age. We are currently in the Holocene epoch. Rocks of a specific epoch are called series.
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The second smallest span of time recognized by geologists; smaller than a period, larger than as age. We are currently in the Holocene epoch. Rocks of a specific epoch are called series.
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