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Yes, an era is shorter than an eon. An era is a subdivision of geologic time that represents a significant period of time within an eon, while an eon is the largest division of geologic time, typically lasting hundreds of millions to billions of years.

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== In geology and Paleontology, an eon is the largest division of time. Eons are then divided into eras, and eras are divided into periods. So yes, an era is shorter than an eon. More And then periods are divided into series or epochs

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