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Select the correct order of geological time scale of earth.

A) Palaeozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic

B) Archaeozoic \[\to \] Palaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic

C) Palaeozoic \[\to \] Mesozoic \[\to \] Coenozoic

D) Mesozoic \[\to \] Archaeozoic \[\to \] Proterozoic

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

[c] The correct geological time scale of earth is as follows: A geological time scale is a diagram that deals with the history of earth geology noting major events like the formation of the earth, the first life forms and mass extinctions. The first geological time scale was proposed in 1913 by the British geologist Arthur Holmes (1890-1965). The history of the earth has been subdivided into eras, eras into periods and periods into major divisions.