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n: the long periods of time dealt with and identified by geology. Geologic time is divided into eras (usually Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, and Precambrian),which are subdivided into periods and epochs. When the age of a type of rock is determined, it is assigned a place in the scale and thereafter referred to as, for example, Mesozoic rock of the Triassic period.