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ERA
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PERIOD
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ABSOLUTE TIME
(Millions of years ago, mya) |
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QUATERNARY
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Holocene
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Last 10,000 years
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Pleistocene
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0-2
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TERTIARY
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Pliocene
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2-5
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Miocene
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5-25
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Oligocene
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25-34
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Eocene
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34-54
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Palaeocene
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54-65
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MESOZOIC
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Cretaceous
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65-144
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Jurassic
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144-213
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Triassic
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213-248
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PALAEOZOIC
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Permian
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248-286
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Carboniferous
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286-354
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Devonian
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354-412
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Silurian
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412-435
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Ordovician
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435-492
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Cambrian
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492-570
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Precambrian
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570-4600
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