🌍The Geological Time Scale reveals Earth’s 4.6-billion-year journey—from the first life to humans—helping scientists understand evolution, climate change & continents. Great infographic by @CSIR_IND @NIScPR! 🔬 Explore more via @CSIRJigyasa 👉 jigyasa-csir.in #GeologicalTimeScale #EarthScience #IndianScience #ScienceEducation #STEMIndia #CSIR #Jigyasa #LittleNtist #ScienceCommunication @WafiaMasih @csir_ncl

🌍 Africa is unzipping! The East African Rift, stretching 4,000 miles from the Red Sea to Mozambique, is slowly tearing the continent apart — like a giant zipper opening. This intense geological rift is driven by tectonic forces and volcanic activity that’s reshaping our planet beneath our feet. 🏞️ Over millions of years, this process will split Africa into two distinct landmasses: the western part including Egypt and Nigeria, and the eastern part comprising Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. The rift already slices through major lakes like Malawi and Turkana, signaling the birth pains of a new ocean. 🔥 At the heart of this transformation is the Afar region in Ethiopia, where three tectonic rifts converge. Mantle plumes beneath this triple junction pulse like a beating heart, pushing the land apart at rates of up to 16 millimeters per year.🔬 Scientists forecast that within 5 to 10 million years, the East African Rift will open wide enough to flood a new ocean basin, marking the planet’s sixth ocean and a dramatic reshaping of Earth’s geography. 🛰️ This continental unzipping is a powerful reminder that Earth’s surface is dynamic and ever-changing, constantly crafting new landscapes and shaping the future of our world.#EastAfricanRift #AfricaSplitting #NewOceanFormation #Geology #EarthScience #TectonicPlates #AfarTripleJunction #ContinentalDrift #GeologicalTimescale #PlanetEarth #ScienceNews

Did you know about the Geological time scale - a unique calendar that records Earth's history from the beginning? Let's explore what it is, how it was formed, how to read it, and where we fit in! #geology #geologicaltimescale #earth #history buff.ly/3xqMS0t

"Geologist can't agree when the Anthropcebe began, but it did" : An Insightful article by Sh C. P. Rajendran @cprajendran #Anthropocene #humans #Earth #GeologicalTime #GeologicalTimeScale #GTS #SQSAWG #Aeon #Era #Period #Epoch #Age #Science #Geology #History #UPSC Source:TH

#Anthropocene -The #human Epoch 'Why Scientists voted down proposal to declare start of Anthropocene' :Explained by Sh Arjun Sengupta & Sh Alind Chauhan @alindchauhan #GeologicalTime #GeologicalTimeScale #GTS #Aeon #Era #Period #Epoch #Age #Science #UPSC GSpaper3 Source:IE

The 19th-century observation linking fossils with specific rock strata led to the understanding of a geological timescale and relative ages of fossils. #GeologicalTimescale

Great article for explaining to students factors that are used to determine geological epochs - fascinating #Biology #GeologicalTimescale #Anthropocene Crawford Lake in Canada voted 'golden spike' site to determine Anthropocene epoch abc.net.au/news/science/2023…

Lohdutuksen sanoja ⬇️ #GeologicalTimeScale 💚

Another #StudentOutreach event! Explaining the #GeologicalTimeScale to school students on #NationalScienceDay @iiserkol @suvmukherjee thank you for the photo! #NationalScienceDay2023 #studentoutreach #Geology #EarthScience

#Cricket is the only game played on a #geologicaltimescale, continents drift, new islands form, and that is just for the faster modern version of the game. Of course, it can be enjoyed as a form of #meditation and you can do other things while watching. #Replays

Price list for our EcoCups! geospyrit.com/en/ #geospyrit #geologicaltimescale #geologyrocks #geologynerd #ecocup #stratigraphy

It’s out - took a while but well worth it… 😁 @SedGeoChem @sedimentologist #isotopes #triassic #rhaetian #ammonites #radiometricdating #geologicaltimescale #stratigraphy doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.…

Core Sample Glass #GeologicalTimeScale cognitive-surplus.com/produc…

The reason that I posted some information about #GeologicalTimeScale is to give you some idea how they relate to rock on a geological map - just by looking at the legend/key to the map you can visualise which rocks are older and which ones are younger :-)))

For an up to date & correct #GeologicalTimeScale or further information refer to International Commission on Stratigraphy or: stratigraphy.org/ iugs.org/ics

Now have a good look at the detailed #GeologicalTimeScale. In this you will note a further ‘Age’ column has been added to the #Epoch. That is for your information, just ignore that bit as they are used when a specific time-bound event is discussed by #palaeontologists/#geologists

Geological time scale #Geology#GeologicalTimeScale

3D Display of the Geological Timescale put together by the talented Year 6 :) #geographygeek #classroomdisplay #geologicaltimescale #funwithclay

I really miss tea at @HornimanMuseum with @Cur8torJo, though she’s probably delighted not to be drinking so much of my weak southerner’s tea 🤣 I left my #museummug at work so here is my #geologicaltimescale one 🤓 #MuseumsTogether #WorldsBiggestMuseumCoffeeMorning #teaforme

Fun Activity to 'break ice' in first A-Level Tectonics lesson. #geologicaltimescale #toiletroll #geographyteacher