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Phanerozoic

fourth and current eonothem and eon of the geological timescale
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Summary

Phanerozoic is an eon[1]. Phanerozoic draws 10,446 Wikipedia views per month (eon category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: eonothem[3]
  • Follows: Proterozoic[4], Precambrian[5]
  • Part of: geologic time scale[6], ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[7]
  • Commons category: Phanerozoic[8]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: 9AD9DD[9]
  • Has part(s): Paleozoic[10], Mesozoic[11], Cenozoic[12]
  • Start time: -538800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]
  • IPA transcription: /ˌfænərəˈzoʊ.ɪk/[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Phanerozoic[15]
  • Described by source: ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[16]
  • Topic has template: Q26108156[17]
  • Named by: George Halcott Chadwick[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]

Why It Matters

Phanerozoic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Phanerozoic is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . stratigraphy.org. stratigraphy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2024/12. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3ItPd
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 37941, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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