To be exact, we live in the Phanerozoic Eon, Cenozoic Era, Neogene Period, and Holocene Epoch.
(Please note that this answer is based on 7'th grade Science)
We are living in the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period in the Cenozoic Era of geologic time.
We are living in the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period in the Cenozoic Era of geologic time.
No, a geologic era is a longer unit of time than a geologic period. Geologic eras are divided into periods, which are further subdivided into epochs. The hierarchy from largest to smallest is era, period, epoch.
the Jurassic Period
We live in the Cenozoic era. Currently, we are in the Holocene epoch of the Quaternary period. Humans evolved in the Pleistocene epoch which was also in the Quaternary period.
Period.
Cenezoic
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.
A period is smaller than an era in the geologic time scale. It is further subdivided into epochs and ages.
Geraghty Period
Quaternary.
They are divisions of geologic time, based largely on the fossil record of organisms. Eras are longer subdivisions of time which are further subdivided into periods and epochs. For instance, we are currently in the Holocene epoch of the Quaternary Period, and the larger Cenozoic Era.