Geologic Time Scale

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three eras in the phanerozoic eon

paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic

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periods in the paleozoic era

cambrian, ordovician, silurian, devonian, carboniferous (mississippian, pennsylvanian), permian

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periods in the mesozoic era

triassic, jurassic, cretaceous

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periods in the cenozoic era

tertiary, quaternary

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epochs in the cenozoic era

paleocene, eocene, oligocene, micene, pliocene (tertiary); pleistocene, holocene (quaternary)

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paleozoic time period

542-251 Ma

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Cambrian

542-488 Ma

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Ordovician

488-444

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Silurian

444-416

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Devonain

416-359

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Carboniferous

359-299

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Mississippian

359-318

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Pennsylvanian

318-299

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Permian

299-251

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Mesozoic

251-66

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Triassic

251-200

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Jurassic

200-146

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Cretaceous

146-66

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Cenozoic

66-Present

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Paleocene

66-55.8

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Eocene

55.8-33.9

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Oligocene

33.9-23

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Miocene

23-5.3

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Pliocene

5.3-2.6

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Pleistocene

2.6-0.012

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Holocene

0.012-Present