Definition of Eozoic. Meaning of Eozoic. Synonyms of Eozoic

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Definition of Eozoic

Eozoic
Eozoic E`o*zo"ic, a. [See Eozo["o]n.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozo["o]n has been found. Note: This term has been proposed for the strata formerly called Azoic, and is preferred especially by those geologists who regard the eozo["o]n as of organic origin. See Arch[ae]an.

Meaning of Eozoic from wikipedia

- informal term, not defined by the ICS in its chronostratigraphic guide. Eozoic (from eo- "earliest") was a synonym for pre-Cambrian, or more specifically...
- Name formality Formal Alternate spelling(s) Archaean, Archæan Synonym(s) Eozoic J.W. Dawson, 1865 Usage information Celestial body Earth Regional usage...
- (Ēṓs, Héōs) Eocene, eohippus, Eosentomon, eosin, eosinophil, eosinophilic, Eozoic ep-, epi- upon Gr**** ἐπί (epí) ephedra, ephemeral, ephemeris, epicenter...
- (Ēṓs, Héōs) Eocene, eohippus, Eosentomon, eosin, eosinophil, eosinophilic, Eozoic ep-, epi- upon Gr**** ἐπί (epí) ephedra, ephemeral, ephemeris, epicenter...
- p. 212, pl. 30, figs. 1 + 5. HICKS, H. 1881. The classification of the Eozoic and Lower Palaeozoic rocks of the British Isles. Po****r Science Review...
- Society, London, Memoirs, 42, 1–30. HICKS, H. 1881. The classification of the Eozoic and Lower Palaeozoic rocks of the British Isles. Po****r Science Review...