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! [[Age (geology)|Age]]<ref name="uncertain-dates" />
 
! [[Age (geology)|Age]]<ref name="uncertain-dates" />
 
! Major events
 
! Major events
! Start, million years ago<ref name="uncertain-dates">Dates are slightly uncertain with differences of a few percent between various sources being common. This is largely due to uncertainties in [[radiometric dating]] and the problem that deposits suitable for radiometric dating seldom occur exactly at the places in the geologic column where they would be most useful. The dates and errors quoted above are according to the [[International Commission on Stratigraphy]] 2015 time scale except the Hadean eon. Where errors are not quoted, errors are less than the precision of the age given.<br /><br /><nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates boundaries where a [[Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point]] has been internationally agreed upon: see [[List of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points]] for a complete list.</ref>
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! Start, million years ago<ref name="uncertain-dates">Dates are slightly uncertain with differences of a few percent between various sources being common. This is largely due to uncertainties in [[radiometric dating]] and the problem that deposits suitable for radiometric dating seldom occur exactly at the places in the geologic column where they would be most useful. The dates and errors quoted above are according to the [[International Commission on Stratigraphy]] 2015 time scale except the Hadean eon. Where errors are not quoted, errors are less than the precision of the age given.<br /><br /><nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates boundaries where a [[Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point]] has been internationally agreed upon.</ref>
 
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|rowspan="100" style="background:#ffffff"| n/a<ref>References to the "Post-Cambrian Supereon" are not universally accepted, and therefore must be considered unofficial.</ref>
 
|rowspan="100" style="background:#ffffff"| n/a<ref>References to the "Post-Cambrian Supereon" are not universally accepted, and therefore must be considered unofficial.</ref>

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