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Geologists designate different time periods in Earth's ancient past using the geologic time scale, which is divided into eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages. These divisions are based on significant events in Earth's history, such as mass extinctions, major geological or biological changes, or the appearance of key fossils. The boundaries between these time periods are defined by specific markers in the rock record, such as changes in fossil assemblages or shifts in sedimentation patterns. Geologists use a combination of stratigraphy, radiometric dating, and fossil evidence to accurately assign ages to these time periods.
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LaoGeologists divide Earth's history into supereons (there's only one, the precambrian), supereons are divided into eons (there are four), eons are divided into eras, eras are divided into periods (Periods may be the most common divisions you read about. The Jurassic is a period), periods are divided into epochs, epochs are divided into ages.
After the first era (the Cryptic) The various divisions are mostly determined buy the emergence of some form of life.
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