Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
rocks and fossils
Scientists determine when one era ends by looking at significant geological, climatic, or biological events that mark a distinct change in the earth's history. These events are usually reflected in the rock record or fossil record and help to establish boundaries between different geological eras.
a big event like a massive extinction ends an era.
The famous scientist of the Hellenistic era was Archimedes.
The Hellenistic period begins in 323 with the death of Alexander the Great and ends with the battle of Actio in 31 BC
Precambrian
Scientists observe a wide range of phenomena depending on their field of study, but common things they may observe include changes in temperature, patterns in data, behavior of organisms, chemical reactions, and the effects of certain stimuli on their subjects. The goal of these observations is to gather data and draw conclusions that help further our understanding of the natural world.
It was science that named and decided on the era's in the first place, so they determine them by matching what another scientist has said is one era or another. Usually era's are defined by some cataclism.
2500 m
From the PALEOZOIC ERA.
65 million years
It is often called the "Age of the Mammals"