Phanerozoic

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Phanerozoic

Summary

Phanerozoic is an eon[1]. Phanerozoic draws 2,402 Wikipedia views per month (eon category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phanerozoic's instance of is recorded as eon[3].
  • Phanerozoic's instance of is recorded as eonothem[4].
  • Phanerozoic followed Proterozoic[5].
  • Phanerozoic followed Precambrian[6].
  • Phanerozoic is part of geologic time scale[7].
  • Phanerozoic is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].
  • Phanerozoic's Commons category is recorded as Phanerozoic[9].
  • Phanerozoic's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 9AD9DD[10].
  • Phanerozoic comprises Paleozoic[11].
  • Phanerozoic comprises Mesozoic[12].
  • Phanerozoic comprises Cenozoic[13].
  • Phanerozoic began on -538800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Phanerozoic's IPA transcription is recorded as /ˌfænərəˈzoʊ.ɪk/[15].
  • Phanerozoic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phanerozoic[16].
  • Phanerozoic's described by source is recorded as ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[17].
  • Phanerozoic's topic has template is recorded as Q26108156[18].
  • Phanerozoic's named by is recorded as George Halcott Chadwick[19].
  • Phanerozoic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include eon[3] and eonothem[4].

Use and Application

Components include Paleozoic[11], an era[21]; Mesozoic[12], an era[22]; and Cenozoic[13], an era[23]. Part of include geologic time scale[7], a periodization[24] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[8].

Why It Matters

Phanerozoic draws 2,402 Wikipedia views per month (eon category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] Phanerozoic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Phanerozoic is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows Proterozoic, Precambrian
    Has parts
    Start time
    Instance of
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 37941, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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