Geologic Time Flashcards
(25 cards)
66 million years ago to present
Cenozoic
250 to 66 million years ago
Mesozoic
541 to 250 million years ago
Paleozoic
[Period] 541 – 485 Mya
Cambrian
[Period] 485 – 443 Mya
Ordovician
[Period] 443 – 419 Mya
Silurian
[Period] 419 – 358 Mya
Devonian
[Period] 358 - 323 Mya
Mississipian
[Period] 323 - 298 Mya
Pennsylvanian
[Period] 298 - 252 Mya
Permian
[Period] 252 – 201 Mya
Triassic
[Period] 201–145 Mya
Jurassic
[Period] 145 – 66 Mya
Cretaceous
[Period] 66 - 23 Mya
Paleogene
[Epoch] 66 - 56 Mya
Paleocene
[Epoch] 56 - 33 Mya
Eocene
[Epoch] 33 - 23 Mys
Oligocene
Epochs in Paleogene period
Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene
[Period] 23 - 2.5 Mya
Neogene
[Period] 2.5 Mya - Present
Quaternary
Epochs in Neogene Period
Miocene, Pliocene
[Epoch] 23 - 5.3 Mya
Miocene
[Epoch] 5.3 - 2.5 Mya
Pliocene
[Epoch] 2.5 Mya - 11.7 thousand years ago
Pleistocene