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I believe that mya is short for millions of years ago, whereas kya is short for thousands(the "k" stands for kilos) of years ago. Hope this helped XD

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MYA stands for Million Years Ago and KYA stands for Thousand Years Ago. These terms are commonly used in geology and Archaeology to describe events or timeframes in the distant past.

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