Tuesday, May 18, 2004

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

The BBC brings news (link) that geologists have added a new period to the scheme of time.

The new Edicaran Period covers 600 million to 542 million years ago (give or take a few millennia), and encompasses the beginnings of complex multicellular life on Earth.

It's been 120 years since the last new geological period was named, so I guess it's about time...

M.

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