New Epoch in History of the Earth

exp(pi*sqrt(163)) writes "According to the BBC News, for the first time in over a century geologists have decided to add a new name for a period in the timeline of the planet earth. From now on, the time from 600 million years ago to 542 million years ago is to be known as the Ediacarian Period. Geologists now see this period, just before the first shelled animals appeared, as important enough to deserve recognition in its own right. This will also help to reduce the confusion caused by the myriad of names that have been used for this period up to now."

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Other names for this period

[robert0122]

This will also help to reduce the confusion caused by the myriad of names that have been used for this period up to now."

Here in Texas, we always called it "the other day".

simple

[pizza_milkshake]

everything is all cleared up thanks to the Edicar... Edictacar... Edicia... ah, forget it.

New modern epochs?

[Tom7]

What about the post-9/11arian epoch? If we don't have it, then the terrorists have already won.

Ediacaran period

[KnacTheMife]

well thank God that's been settled

Current Epoch

[stanwirth]

Cocacolazoic