"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) 1 (Era) †Paleozoic Era (541.0 - 251.902 Ma) 2 (Era) †Mesozoic Era (252.17 - 66.0 Ma) 3 (Era) Cenozoic Era (66.0 Ma - present)