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Geochronology , geochronology Determination of time intervals on a geologic scale, through either absolute or relative dating methods. Absolute dating methods involv… Scale , scale1 / skāl/ • n. 1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2. s… Cosmoid Scale , Skip to main content
cosmoid scale scale insect , scale in·sect • n. a small insect (suborder Homoptera) with a protective shieldlike scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a sing… Magnetostratigraphy , magnetostratigraphic time-scale (polarity time-scale, geomagnetic reversal time-scale, reversal time-scale) A time-scale based on the periodic polari… Scale (zoology) , scales The small bony or horny plates forming the body covering of fish and reptiles. The wings of some insects, notably the Lepidoptera (butterflies…
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