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epochs
On the geologic time scale, an era is longer than a period. There are 12 geologic eras in total and they are composed of geologic periods. For instance, the Mesozoic era is composed of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
period.
Mesozoic
Cenozoic is not a major period of the geologic time scale. The scale is broken down into eras. Cenozoic, Mesozoic and Paleozoic are all part of the Phanerozic era.
epochs
It is a "period" and then an "epoch".
A Period
On the geologic time scale, an era is longer than a period. There are 12 geologic eras in total and they are composed of geologic periods. For instance, the Mesozoic era is composed of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
the Jurassic Period
Period.
Cenezoic
A period.
period.
The order of the geologic time intervals is Eon, Era, Period, Epoch.
Geraghty Period
We are living in the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period in the Cenozoic Era of geologic time.