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.
From largest division of geologic time to smallest: eon, era, period, epoch. Therefore, the next smaller division of geologic time coming after an era is a period.
It is a "period" and then an "epoch".
epoch
The geologic time scale that represents the longest time span is the eon. It is a unit of time that is equal to a billion years.
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.)
It is called the Precambrian.
It is a "period" and then an "epoch".
Precambrian is the largest division of the geologic time scale.
An era is a geologic division of time that dates from a particularly significant event. A smaller unit of an era would be a period which is further subdivided into an epoch and then an age.
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Precambrian time
The geologic time scale that represents the longest time span is the eon. It is a unit of time that is equal to a billion years.