The oldest division of geologic time is the Precambrian, specifically the Archaean Eon from which the oldest rocks and fossils date. (The Hadean Eon preceded the Archaean, but no geologic records date from this time because the Earth was cooling from a molten state.)
The Phanerozoic Eon is the longest division of geological time, spanning approximately the last 541 million years and continuing to the present day. It is further divided into three eras: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
The order of units of geologic time from longest to shortest is: eon, era, period, epoch.
The longest subdivision in geologic time is the eon, which is further divided into eras. Eons represent the largest interval of time in the geologic time scale, such as the Phanerozoic eon which encompasses the last 541 million years.
After an era, the next smallest division of time would be an epoch. An epoch is equal to around 10,000,000 years, where as an era is 100,000,000 years.
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.
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.
The Phanerozoic Eon is the longest division of geological time, spanning approximately the last 541 million years and continuing to the present day. It is further divided into three eras: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
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.
The order of units of geologic time from longest to shortest is: eon, era, period, epoch.
Supereon is the longest classification of time in geology. The Precambrian period is a supereon comprised of the Hadean, Archean, and Proterazoic eons.
Period.
epoch
The third largest division of geologic time is an era. The eras are further divided into periods, epochs, and ages.
Eon
Eon
Epoch
precambrian times