"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) †Mesozoic Era (252.17 - 66.0 Ma) 1 (Period) †Triassic Period (251.902 - 201.3 Ma) 2 (Period) †Jurassic Period (201.3 - 145.0 Ma) 3 (Period) †Cretaceous Period (145.0 - 66.0 Ma)