It was science that named and decided on the era's in the first place, so they determine them by matching what another scientist has said is one era or another. Usually era's are defined by some cataclism.
Most indicate significant, long-term changes in overall climate, with consequent long-term changes in the wildlife shown in the fossil record.
The boundaries are not always clear-cut and are revised from time to time as further evidence emerges.
They divide them based on changes in life forms. :)
rocks and fossils
There were major asteroid impacts.
it is cooler {apex}
The end of an era, or the beginning of an era, is any time marked by a distinctive character. The Roman era. The use of steam power marked the beginning of an era. The Middle Ages is also referred to as the Medieval era. The Neolithic era, 3000 to 1800 bc
The Cenozoic era started 65 million years ago.
Warm, shallow seas covered most of Earth's surface near the end of the Paleozoic Era.
The permian period was the end of the paleozoic era.
The permian period was the end of the paleozoic era.
End of an Era was created on 2006-06-01.
There were major asteroid impacts.
The Classical era
There were major asteroid impacts.
Rutherford Hayes oversaw the end of the Reconstruction Era.
There were major asteroid impacts.
it is cooler {apex}
There were major asteroid impacts.
We can determine the end point of permanganometry by using titration.
The Victorian era ended in 1901 this was also said as the end of the nineteenth century