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Noun: Phanerozoic  ,fa-nu-ru'zow-ik
  1. The period from about 540 million years ago until the present, a period when abundant life existed
    - Phanerozoic eon, Phanerozoic aeon

Type of: aeon, eon

Encyclopedia: Phanerozoic