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Definition of Archeozoic eon
1. Noun. The time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life.
Exact synonyms: Archaeozoic, Archaeozoic Aeon, Archean, Archean Aeon, Archean Eon, Archeozoic
Group relationships: Precambrian, Precambrian Aeon, Precambrian Eon, Precambrian Period
Generic synonyms: Aeon, Eon
Derivative terms: Archaeozoic, Archean, Archeozoic
Group relationships: Precambrian, Precambrian Aeon, Precambrian Eon, Precambrian Period
Generic synonyms: Aeon, Eon
Derivative terms: Archaeozoic, Archean, Archeozoic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archeozoic Eon
Literary usage of Archeozoic eon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A College Text-book of Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1909)
"... which were interbedded with the volcanic products, but were greatly inferior
to them in volume. This period would correspond to the Archeozoic eon. ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1909)
"... their work about emerged and emerging lands, and the tides the retarding of
the earth's rotation. III. The Archeozoic eon, or that of the first life. 1. ..."
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