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						Lecture 5 
						2/11/98
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	|   | On Monday, we looked at the geologic principles that form the basis of our understanding of the rock record |   
	|   | Today, we will look at how these principles were used to develop the Geologic Time scale |   
	|   | The Geologic Time scale provides a relative measure of time. |   
	|   | The Geologic Time scale is based on the fossil record |   
	
		
			
				
	
	
	
| Subdivisions of the Cryptozoic |   
	
	
| Subdivisions of the Phanerozoic |   
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
		
	
		
			
			
			
			
			
		
			
			
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