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The geologic time scale is divided into eons. The eons are broken down into eras, which then are broken down into periods. I will list the correct divisions below.

Eons: Phanerozi, Proterozoic, Archean

Eras: (Phanerozic): Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

(Proterozoic):Neoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, paleoproterozoic

(Archean): Neoarchean, Mesoarchean, Paleoarchean, Eoarchean

(Cenozoic)Quaternary, Neogene,Paleogene

(Mesozoic)Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic

(Paleozoic)Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

(Neoproterozoic)Ediacaran, Cryogenian, Tonian

(Mesoproterozoic)Stenian, Ectasian, Calymmian

(Paleoproterozoic)Statherian, Orosirian, Rhyacian, Siderian

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The geologic time scale is divided into eons. The eons are broken down into eras, which then are broken down into periods. I will list the correct divisions below.

Eons: Phanerozi, Proterozoic, Archean

Eras: (Phanerozic): Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

(Proterozoic):Neoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, paleoproterozoic

(Archean): Neoarchean, Mesoarchean, Paleoarchean, Eoarchean

(Cenozoic)Quaternary, Neogene,Paleogene

(Mesozoic)Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic

(Paleozoic)Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian

(Neoproterozoic)Ediacaran, Cryogenian, Tonian

(Mesoproterozoic)Stenian, Ectasian, Calymmian

(Paleoproterozoic)Statherian, Orosirian, Rhyacian, Siderian

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No. The Carboniferous Period (359 - 299Ma) lasting 60 million years was 9.6 million longer than the Jurassic Period (251 - 199.6Ma) which lasted 51.4 million years.

In order of longest to shortest:-

Rhyacian(2,300 - 2,050Ma) - 250 million years

Orosirian(2,050 - 1,800Ma) - 250 million years

Cryogenian(850 - 630Ma) - 220 million years

Siderian(2,500 - 2,300Ma) - 200 million years

Statherian(1,800 - 1,600Ma) - 200 million years

Calymimian(1,600 - 1,400) - 200 million years

Ectasian(1,400 - 1,200Ma) - 200 million years

Stenian(1,200 - 1,000Ma) - 200 million years

Tonian(1,000 - 850Ma) - 150 million years

Ediacaran(630 - 542Ma) - 88 million years

Cretaceous(145.5 - 65.5) - 80 million years

Carboniferous(359 - 299Ma) - 60 million years

Devonian(416 - 359Ma) - 57 million years

Jurassic(199.6 - 145.5) - 54.1 million years

Cambrian(542 - 488Ma) - 54 million years

Triassic(251 - 199.6Ma) - 51.4 million years

Permian(299 - 251Ma) - 48 million years

Ordovician(488 - 443Ma) - 45 million years

Paleogene(65.5 - 23.3) - 42.2 million years

Silurian(443 - 416Ma) - 27 million years

Neogene(23.030 - 2.588Ma) - 20.442 million years

Quaternary(2.588Ma - Now) - 2.588 million years

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The Precambrian is the informal time before the Cambrian Period.

It is informally called a Super-Eon and certainly not a geological Era.

Geological time intervals from largest to smallest :-

  • Super-Eon - AEonothem (informal)
  • Eon - Eonothem
  • Era - Erathem
  • Period - System
  • Epoch - Series
  • Age - Stage
  • Chron - Chronozone (informal)
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Most scientists believe that the most recent Ice Age ended in 10,000 B.C. There are a few modern scientists that belief we are currently seeing the end of the last Ice Age. Their argument is based on the fact that glaciers still exist in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Since, there is evidence the Antarctic was once green and is now a glacier covered wasteland, that the earth's current warming trend is part of this global recovery. {See creation science websites for more details on this new theory.}

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It's likely we are still in the Ice Age: the date above, which should be BP for geological references, not BC (that's for history) being that of the nominal end of the last glaciation.

An Ice Age is a sequence lasting a few million years of cool and warm phases, and we are presently in a warm phase which may have a way to go before it starts to reverse to a glacial phase. The Earth's climate overall is still significantly cooler, with consequent lower sea-level, than it has been for much of geological time.

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