An Eon.
The Precambrian Eon represents about 88 percent of geologic time on Earth. This eon includes all time prior to the Paleozoic Era and spans from the formation of the Earth about 4.6 billion years ago to the beginning of the Paleozoic Era around 541 million years ago.
The shortest division in the geologic time scale is an Epoch. Epochs are subdivisions of a period and are typically tens of millions of years long.
Cenozoic Era
A gap in an area's geologic history is called an unconformity. This represents a period of time where rock layers are missing due to erosion or non-deposition. Unconformities can help geologists understand the timing and duration of geological events.
The geologic time scale is divided into four eras: the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. Each era represents a distinct span of time in Earth's history with characteristic geological and biological features.
an era is a very long span of geologic time
because the time span of earth past is so great geologic
The Precambrian Eon represents about 88 percent of geologic time on Earth. This eon includes all time prior to the Paleozoic Era and spans from the formation of the Earth about 4.6 billion years ago to the beginning of the Paleozoic Era around 541 million years ago.
The span of geologic time subdivided into periods is called an era. Eras are further subdivided into periods to help scientists classify and study the Earth's history in a systematic way. Each period represents a distinct interval of time with its own set of characteristic geological and biological events.
Humans span roughly 0.0044% (about 4 thousandths of one precent) of the time since the Earth was formed.
4.6 billion years
4.6 billion years
The longest in geological time is an Eon eg. Archeozoic Eon . Edit: there is also the supereon, which is usually composed of 2-3 eons.
Geologic Time. It's called the Geologic Time Scale.
Eras are subdivisions of larger units of geologic time called eons.
Erosion of already deposited layers or a time span of non-deposition.
Eon is the broadest division on the geologic time scale, representing the longest time span. Eons are further divided into eras, which are then subdivided into periods, epochs, and ages.