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1. The Precambrian Eon (4.6 billion to 543 million years ago)

The Precambrian is regarded as the oldest and also the longest period in the Earth's history and is
subdivided into various eons and eras. The period between 4.6 and 3.8 billion years ago is referred to as
the Hadean Eon. At this time, the Earth's crust was still forming. The Archean Eon was between 3.8 and 2.5
billion years ago, followed by the Proterozoic Eon, between 2.5 billion to 543 million years ago. In the fossil

record, there are various traces of single- and multi-celled organisms from these periods.

2. The Phanerozoic Eon (543 million years to the present day)

Phanerozoic means "visible or known life." The Phanerozoic Eon is studied under three separate eras:
the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.

2A. The Paleozoic Era (543 to 251 million years ago)

This era, which lasted some 300 million years, is the first and longest part of the Phanerozoic Eon.
Throughout the course of the Paleozoic, the climate was generally humid and temperate, though ice ages

did take place from time to time.
The Paleozoic Era is studied under six distinct periods, the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian,
Carboniferous and Permian:

Rocks from the Precambrian Period in
Greenland (4.6 billion years to 543
million years ago).

The Ediacara Hills in Australia contain rocks from the
Precambrian Era. The 570- to 543-million-year-old jellyfish
fossils pictured are also found in Ediacara. These fossil
records dating back to hundreds of millions of years deny the
claim of "evolutionary process." According to the unscientific
claims of evolutionists:
1- The fossil record should present many transitional forms.
2- The transition in these records ought to be slow and
gradual, and should show a development from simple to
complex.
3- After the first imaginary cell evolved, new species have to
emerge.
Also, the traces of these species should be seen in fossils.
However, fossil records have never verified the claims of
evolutionists. Fossils have revealed some certain facts: With
their specific structures, living beings have distinct and
distinguishable qualities. These qualities were not gradually
acquired over time, and there exists no traceable
evolutionary connection among the groups of presently living
organisms. This is one of the most important evidence
revealing that all living things were created flawlessly by
God, with all their characteristics.

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