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Science 1
PROTEROZOIC EON
The most recent division of the Precambrian is the
Proterozoic Eon. With a start and end date of 2.5 billion
years ago and 541 million years ago, it is also the
longest geologic eon.
MESOZOIC ERA
Second of Earth's three primary
geologic eras during the
Phanerozoic period is the Mesozoic Era.
The Mesozoic Era began 252.2 million
years ago, at the end of the
Paleozoic Era, and ended 66 million years
ago, at the beginning of the
Cenozoic Era; its name is derived from
the Greek word for "middle life."