Eras are longer than, and made up of, periods, in the same way that decades are longer than and made up of years. For example, the Mesozoic era is made up of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, in the same way that the 1990s is made up of 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993... etc.
eras and periods
Periods are subdivisions of geological eras.
Eras are divided into periods.
periods make up eras
Geological eras can be divided into periods, epochs and ages.
Geological eras can be divided into periods, epochs and ages.
periods
Periods mean eras centuries ages
Eons, Eras,Epochs, and period
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