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Archaean
Meaning
Adj
●
In Geology:
Of, or
relating
to the
geologic
eon
from about 3,800 to 2,500
million
years
ago
;
comprises
the Eoarchean, Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean and Neoarchean
eras
;
marked
by an
atmosphere
with little
oxygen
, the
formation
of the first
continents
and
oceans
and the
emergence
of
simple
life.
Noun
●
In Biology & Lifeforms:
Any
organism
of the
domain
Archaea.
Name
●
The
eon
from 2,500 Ma to 4,000 Ma.
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