Template:Geological history of Earth

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Geological history of Earth

Cenozoic era
(present–66.0 mya)

Quaternary (present–2.588 mya)	Holocene (present–11.784 kya) Pleistocene (11.784 kya–2.588 mya)
Neogene (2.588–23.03 mya)	Pliocene (2.588–5.333 mya) Miocene (5.333–23.03 mya)
Paleogene (23.03–66.0 mya)	Oligocene (23.03–33.9 mya) Eocene (33.9–56.0 mya) Paleocene (56.0–66.0 mya)

Mesozoic era
(66.0–251.902 mya)

Cretaceous (66.0–145.0 mya)	Late (66.0–100.5 mya) Early (100.5–145.0 mya)
Jurassic (145.0–201.3 mya)	Late (145.0–163.5 mya) Middle (163.5–174.1 mya) Early (174.1–201.3 mya)
Triassic (201.3–251.902 mya)	Late (201.3–237 mya) Middle (237–247.2 mya) Early (247.2–251.902 mya)

Paleozoic era
(251.902–541.0 mya)

Permian (251.902–298.9 mya)	Lopingian (251.902–259.8 mya) Guadalupian (259.8–272.3 mya) Cisuralian (272.3–298.9 mya)
Carboniferous (298.9–358.9 mya)	Pennsylvanian (298.9–323.2 mya) Mississippian (323.2–358.9 mya)
Devonian (358.9–419.2 mya)	Late (358.9–382.7 mya) Middle (382.7–393.3 mya) Early (393.3–419.2 mya)
Silurian (419.2–443.8 Mya)	Pridoli (419.2–423.0 mya) Ludlow (423.0–427.4 mya) Wenlock (427.4–433.4 mya) Llandovery (433.4–443.8 mya)
Ordovician (443.8–485.4 mya)	Late (443.8–458.4 mya) Middle (458.4–470.0 mya) Early (470.0–485.4 mya)
Cambrian (485.4–541.0 mya)	Furongian (485.4–497 mya) Miaolingian (497–509 mya) Series 2 (509–521 mya) Terreneuvian (521–541.0 mya)

Proterozoic eon
(541.0 mya–2.5 Gya)

Neoproterozoic era (541.0 mya–1 Gya)	Ediacaran (541.0–~635 mya) Cryogenian (~635–~720 mya) Tonian (~720 mya–1 Gya)
Mesoproterozoic era (1–1.6 Gya)	Stenian (1–1.2 Gya) Ectasian (1.2–1.4 Gya) Calymmian (1.4–1.6 Gya)
Paleoproterozoic era (1.6–2.5 Gya)	Statherian (1.6–1.8 Gya) Orosirian (1.8–2.05 Gya) Rhyacian (2.05–2.3 Gya) Siderian (2.3–2.5 Gya)

Archean eon (2.5–4 Gya)

Eras	Neoarchean (2.5–2.8 Gya) Mesoarchean (2.8–3.2 Gya) Paleoarchean (3.2–3.6 Gya) Eoarchean (3.6–4 Gya)

Hadean eon (4–4.6 Gya)

kya = thousands years ago. mya = millions years ago. Gya = billions years ago.
See also: Geologic time scale, Geology Portal

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