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Phanerozoic Eon(encyclopedia)

phanerozoic (iou)



phanerozoic adjective & noun. L19.
[from PHANERO- + -ZOIC.]
A. adjective.
Zoology. Living in exposed conditions above the surface of the ground. Opp. CRYPTOZOIC 1. L19.
Geology (Phanerozoic). Designating or pertaining to the whole of geological time since the beginning of the Cambrian, as contrasted with the Precambrian (Cryptozoic). M20.
b. noun. Geology. The Phanerozoic eon. M20.