Of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon - archean [US]
Noun: Archaean
The time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life - Archean [US], Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon
See also: early
Type of: aeon, eon
Part of: Precambrian, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian eon, Precambrian period