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International Chronostratigraphic Chart

Can you name all the supereons, eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages of the geologic column as according to the International Commission on Stratigraphy?
The age given for 'Ma' refers to the beginning of the unit
Data accurate as of v 2022/10
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Supereon
Eon (Eonothem)
Era (Erathem)
Period (System)
Subperiod (Subsystem)
Epoch (Series)
Sub-epoch (Sub-series)
Age (Stage)
Ma
Precambrian
Hadaean
4567
Archaean
Eoarchaean
4000
Palaeoarchaean
3600
Mesoarchaean
3200
Neoarchaean
2800
Proterozoic
Palaeoproterozoic
Siderian
2500
Rhyacian
2300
Orosirian
2050
Statherian
1800
Mesoproterozoic
Calymmian
1600
Ectasian
1400
Stenian
1200
Neoproterozoic
Tonian
1000
Cryogenian
~720
Ediacaran
~635
 
Phanerozoic
Palaeozoic
Cambrian
Terreneuvian
Fortunian
538±0.2
Stage 2
~529
Series 2
Stage 3
~521
Stage 4
~514
Miaolingian
Wuliuan
~509
Drumian
~504.5
Guzhangian
~500.5
Furongian
Paibian
~497
Jiangshanian
~494
Stage 10
~489.5
Ordovician
Lower
Tremadocian
485.4±1.9
Floian
477.7±1.4
Middle
Dapingian
470.0±1.4
Darriwilian
467.3±1.1
Upper
Sandbian
458.4±0.9
Katian
453.0±0.7
Hirnantian
445.2±1.4
Silurian
Llandovery
Rhuddanian
443.8±1.5
Aeronian
440.8±1.5
Telychian
438.5±1.1
Wenlock
Sheinwoodian
433.4±0.8
Homerian
430.5±0.7
Ludlow
Gorstian
427.4±0.5
Ludfordian
425.6±0.9
Pridoli
 
423.0±2.3
Devonian
Lower
Lochkovian
419.2±3.2
Pragian
410.8±2.8
Emsian
407.6±2.6
Middle
Eifelian
393.3±1.2
Givetian
387.7±0.8
Upper
Frasnian
382.7±1.6
Famennian
372.2±1.6
Carboniferous
Mississippian
Lower
Tournaisian
358.9±0.4
Middle
Visean
346.7±0.4
Upper
Serpukhovian
330.9±0.2
Pennsylvanian
Lower
Bashkirian
323.2±0.4
Middle
Moscovian
315.2±0.2
Upper
Kasimovian
307.0±0.1
Gzhelian
303.7±0.1
Permian
Cisuralian
Asselian
298.9±0.15
Sakmarian
293.52±0.17
Artinskian
290.1±0.26
Kungurian
283.5±0.6
Guadalupian
Roadian
273.01±0.14
Wordian
266.9±0.4
Capitanian
264.28±0.16
Lopingian
Wuchiapingian
259.51±0.21
Changhsingian
254.14±0.07
Mesozoic
Triassic
Lower
Induan
251.902±0.024
Olenekian
251.2
Middle
Anisian
247.2
Ladinian
~242
Upper
Carnian
~237
Norian
~227
Rhaetian
~208.5
Jurassic
Lower
Hettangian
201.4±0.2
Sinemurian
199.5±0.3
Pliensbachian
192.9±0.3
Toarcian
184.2±0.3
Middle
Aalenian
174.7±0.8
Bajocian
170.9±0.8
Bathonian
168.2±1.2
Callovian
165.3±1.1
Upper
Oxfordian
161.5±1.0
Kimmeridgian
154.8±0.8
Tithonian
149.2±0.7
Cretaceous
Lower
Berriasian
~145
Valanginian
~139.8
Hauterivian
~132.6
Barremian
~129.4
Aptian
~121.4
Albian
~113.0
Upper
Cenomanian
100.5
Turonian
93.9
Coniacian
89.8±0.3
Santonian
86.3±0.5
Campanian
83.6±0.2
Maastrichtian
72.1±0.2
Caenozoic
Palaeogene
Palaeocene
Danian
66.0
Selandian
61.6
Thanetian
59.2
Eocene
Ypresian
56.0
Lutetian
47.8
Bartonian
41.2
Priabonian
37.71
Oligocene
Rupelian
33.9
Chattian
27.82
Neogene
Miocene
Early
Aquitanian
23.03
Burdigalian
20.44
Middle
Langhian
15.97
Serravallian
13.82
Late
Tortonian
11.63
Messinian
7.246
Pliocene
Early
Zanclean
5.333
Late
Piacenzian
3.600
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Early
Gelasian
2.58
Calabrian
1.80
Middle
Chibanian
0.774
Late
Upper
0.129
Holocene
Early
Greenlandian
0.0117
Middle
Northgrippian
0.0082
Late
Meghalayan
0.0042
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