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  1. Erathem (Geology terminology ⛰️)

    In stratigraphy, paleontology, geology, and geobiology, an erathem is the total stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain corresponding span of time during an era in the geologic timescale. It can therefore be used as a chronostratigraphic unit of time which delineates a large span of years – less than a geological eon, but greater than ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erathem

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