Term
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Definition
PreCambrian (4600-570 MYA)
Paleozoic (570-245 MYA)
Mesozoic (245-65 MYA)
Cenozoic (65-.01 MYA) |
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Term
| Periods of the Paleozoic in order MYA |
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Definition
Cambrian 570-510 MYA
Ordovician 510-439 MYA
Silurian 439-409 MYA
Devonian 409-363
Carboniferous 363-290
Permian 290-245 |
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Term
| Periods of the Mesozoic in order MYA |
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Definition
Triassic 245-208
Jurassic 208-145
Cretaceous 145-65 |
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Term
| Periods of the Cenozoic MYA |
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Definition
Tertiary 65-1.8
Quaternary 1.8-.01 |
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Term
| Epochs of the Tertiary period |
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Definition
Paleocene 65-57
Eocene 57-35
Oligocene 35-23
Miocene 23-5
Pliocene 5-1.8 |
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Term
| Epochs of the Quaternary period |
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Definition
Pleistocene 1.8-.01
Recent .01-now |
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