Geological Period — synonyms, definition

1. geological period (Noun)

1 synonym
period
1 definition

geological period (Noun) — A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed. ex. "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

2 types of
geologic time geological time
35 types
Age of Fishes Age of Man Cambrian Cambrian period Carboniferous Carboniferous period Cretaceous Cretaceous period Devonian Devonian period Jurassic Jurassic period Lower Carboniferous Lower Carboniferous period Missippian period Mississippian Ordovician Ordovician period Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian period • • •
1 part
epoch
2 parts of
era geological era