| 隐生宙 | yǐn shēng zhòu | Cryptozoic / geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils / hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic | ![]() |
| 显生代 | Xiǎn shēng dài | Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago | ![]() |
| 显生宙 | Xiǎn shēng zhòu | Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago | ![]() |
