Giga-annum

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Giga-annum, usually abbreviated as Ga, is a unit of time equal to one billion years. It commonly used in geology and paleontology to signify time in the past. For example, 4.55 Ga indicates 4.55 billion (or 4550 million) years ago.

See also

Mega-annum (Ma)

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