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The most recent era of the geological time scale is

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The names of the era are Phanerozoic eon (eon of visible life)

  • The Cenozoic era (Era of recent life)
  • The Mesozoic Era (Middle life)
  • The Paleozoic Era (Ancient life)

The further subdivision of the eras into 12 "periods" is based on identifiable but less profound changes in life-forms. In the most recent era, the Cenozoic, there is a further subdivision of time into epochs.

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