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1
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.541 Ga - Present Day

What Eon was between

A

Phanerozoic

What was the time range? (Ga)

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2.5 - .541 Ga

What Eon was between

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Proterozoic

What was the time range? (Ga)

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3
Q

4.56 - 4.0 Ga

What Eon was between

A

Hadean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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4
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4.0 - 2.5 Ga

What Eon was between

A

Archean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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5
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How old is the Earth?

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4.56 Ga

Is the age of what?

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6
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4.0 - 3.6 Ga

What Era was between

A

Eoaechean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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7
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3.6 - 3.2 Ga

What Era was between

A

Paleoarchean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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8
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3.2 - 2.8 Ga

What Era was between

A

Mesoarchean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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9
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2.8 - 2.5 Ga

What Era was between

A

Neoarchean

What was the time range? (Ga)

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10
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2.5 - 1.6 Ga

What Era was between

A

Paleoproterozoic

What was the time range? (Ga)

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11
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1.6 - 1 Ga

What Era was between

A

Mesoproterozoic

What was the time range? (Ga)

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12
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1,000 - 538.8 Ma

What Era was between

A

Neoproterozoic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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13
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538.8 - 251.9 Ma

What Era was between

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Paleozoic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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14
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251.9 - 66 Ma

What Era was between

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Mesozoic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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15
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66 Ma - Present Day

What Era was between

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Cenozoic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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16
Q

2.6 Ma - Present Day

What Period was between

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Quaternary

What was the time range? (Ma)

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17
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23 - 2.6 Ma

What Period was between

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Neogene

What was the time range? (Ma)

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18
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66 - 23 Ma

What Period was between

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Paleogene

What was the time range? (Ma)

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19
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143.1 - 66 Ma

What Period was between

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Cretaceous

What was the time range? (Ma)

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20
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201.4 - 143.1 Ma

What Period was between

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Jurassic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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21
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251.9 - 201.4 Ma

What Period was between

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Triassic

What was the time range? (Ma)

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22
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298.9 - 251.9 Ma

What Period was between

A

Permian

What was the time range? (Ma)

23
Q

358.9 - 298.9 Ma

What Period was between

A

Carboniferous

What was the time range? (Ma)

24
Q

419.6 - 358.9 Ma

What Period was between

A

Devonian

What was the time range? (Ma)

25
Q

443.1 - 419.6 Ma

What Period was between

A

Silurian

What was the time range? (Ma)

26
Q

486.9 - 443.1 Ma

What Period was between

A

Ordovician

What was the time range? (Ma)

27
Q

538.8 - 486.9 Ma

What Period was between

A

Cambrian

What was the time range? (Ma)

28
Q

635 - 538.8 Ma

What Period was between

A

Ediacaran

What was the time range? (Ma)

29
Q

720 - 635 Ma

What Period was between

A

Cryogenian

What was the time range? (Ma)

30
Q

1.0 - .720 Ga

What Period was between

A

Tonian

What was the time range? (Ga)

31
Q

1.2 - 1.0 Ga

What Period was between

A

Stenian

What was the time range? (Ga)

32
Q

1.4 - 1.2 Ga

What Period was between

A

Ectasian

What was the time range? (Ga)

33
Q

1.6 - 1.4 Ga

What Period was between

A

Calymmian

What was the time range? (Ga)

34
Q

1.8 - 1.6 Ga

What Period was between

A

Slatherian

What was the time range? (Ga)

35
Q

2.05 - 1.8 Ga

What Period was between

A

Orosirian

What was the time range? (Ga)

36
Q

2.3 - 2.05 Ga

What Period was between

A

Rhyacian

What was the time range? (Ga)

37
Q

2.5 - 2.3 Ga

What Period was between

A

Siderian

What was the time range? (Ga)

38
Q

12,000 a - Present Day

What Epoch was between

A

Holocene

What was the time range? (Yrs)

39
Q

2.58 - 0.012 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Pleistocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

40
Q

5.33 - 2.58 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Pliocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

41
Q

23.04 - 5.33 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Miocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

42
Q

56 - 33.9 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Oligocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

43
Q

56 - 33.9 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Eocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

44
Q

66 - 56 Ma

What Epoch was between

A

Paleocene

What was the time range? (Ma)

45
Q

Taconic Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

Vermont, New York
490 - 440 Ma
Ordovician - Silurian

What Orogeny was this

46
Q

Acadian Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

New England
420 - 350 Ma
Devonian

What Orogeny was this

47
Q

Alleghanian

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

Mid-Atlantic
335 - 250 Ma
Carboniferous - Permian

What Orogeny was this

48
Q

Ancestral Rockies Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

*Add to
Pennsylvanian

What Orogeny was this

49
Q

Antler Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

Nevada, Idaho
375 - 300 Ma
Late Devonian - Early Pennsylvanian

What Orogeny was this

50
Q

Sonoma Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

Nevada, Utah
280 - 200 Ma
Permian - Triassic

What Orogeny was this

51
Q

Palisades Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

*Add too
New York
Jurassic

What Orogeny was this

52
Q

Nevadan Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

California, Nevada
150 - 140 Ma
Jurassic - Cretaceous

What Orogeny was this

53
Q

Sevier (Basin & Range) Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

*Verify
Basin & Range Provience
130 - 80 Ma
Paleocene

What Orogeny was this

54
Q

Laramide Orogeny

Where and when was the (Ma)

A

Rocky Mountain Region
80 - 50 Ma
Late Cretaceous - Early Eocene

What Orogeny was this

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