Geological time

  • Period: 543 BCE to 250

    Palaeozoic Era

  • Period: 251 BCE to 66

    Mesozoic Era

  • Period: 68 BCE to 3 BCE

    Tertiary

  • Period: 63 BCE to

    Cenozoic Era

  • Period: 1 BCE to

    Quaternary (2.5 mya-2025