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Sunday, 29 November 2009 02:36


Correct Answer: Option 1 – 1.4%

The time scale is depicted in its traditional form with oldest at the bottom and youngest at the top - the present day is at the zero mark. (See figure below).

The age of the earth is four thousand, six hundred million years old (4,600 million = 4.6 billion), Cenozoic era represent the 65 million years through today. It is approximately 1.41% of the estimated age of the earth

 

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