"global chronostratigraphic units" (Eon) Phanerozoic Eon (541.0 Ma - present) (Era) Cenozoic Era (66.0 Ma - present) (Sub-era) †Tertiary Sub-era (66.0 - 2.58 Ma) see Period Tertiary Period (66.0 - 2.58 Ma) (Period) †Paleogene Period (66.0 - 23.03 Ma) 1 (Epoch) †Paleocene Epoch (66.0 - 56.0 Ma) 2 (Epoch) †Eocene Epoch (56.0 - 33.9 Ma) 3 (Epoch) †Oligocene Epoch (33.9 - 23.03 Ma)