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Eras
- Hadean (Lower Archean): 4,600 - 4,000 m.y.a.
- Archean: 4,000 - 2,500 m.y.a.
- Proterozoic: 2,500 - 542 m.y.a.
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Term
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Definition
Eras
- Paleozoic: 542 - 251 m.y.a.
- Mesozoic: 251 - 66 m.y.a.
- Cenozoic: 66 m.y.a. - Present
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Term
Phanerozoic
Eon
Paleozoic
Era
542 - 251 m.y.a. |
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Definition
Periods
- Cambrian: 542 - 488 m.y.a.
- Ordovician: 488 - 444 m.y.a.
- Silurian: 444 - 416 m.y.a.
- Devonian: 416 - 359 m.y.a.
- Carboniferous< Mississippian: 359 - 318 m.y.a.; Pennsylvanian: 318 - 299 m.y.a.
- Permian: 299 - 251 m.y.a.
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Term
Phanerozoic
Eon
Mesozoic
Era
251 - 66 m.y.a. |
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Definition
Periods
- Triassic: 251 - 200 m.y.a.
- Jurassic: 200 - 146 m.y.a.
- Cretaceous: 146 - 66 m.y.a.
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Term
Phanerozoic
Eon
Cenozoic
Era
66 m.y.a. - Present |
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Definition
Periods
- Paleogene: 66 - 23 m.y.a.
- Neogene: 23 - 2.6 m.y.a.
- Quaternary: 2.6 m.y.a. - Present
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Term
Phanerozoic Eon
Cenozoic Era
Paleogene
Period
66 - 23 m.y.a. |
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Definition
Epochs
- Paleocene: 66 - 56 m.y.a.
- Eocene: 56 - 34 m.y.a.
- Oligocene: 34 - 23 m.y.a.
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Term
Phanerozoic Eon
Cenozoic Era
Neogene
Period
23 - 2.6 m.y.a. |
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Definition
Epochs
- Miocene: 23 - 5.3 m.y.a.
- Pliocene: 5.3 - 2.6 m.y.a.
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Term
Phanerozoic Eon
Cenozoic Era
Quaternary
Period
2.6 m.y.a. - Present |
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Definition
Epochs
- Pleistocene: 2.6 m.y.a. - 11,700 years ago
- Holocene: 11,700 years ago - Present
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