Geologic Time

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    Precambrian Time

    The interval of time in the geologic time scale from Earth's formation to the beginning of the Paleozoic era, from 4.6 billion to 542 million years ago.
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    Paleozoic Era

    The geologic era that followed Precambrian time and that lasted from 542 million to 251 million years ago