What is the easiest to memorize the order of all the Eras and their Periods and how to spell them. I am looking for tips or acronyms. Solution To memorize the Eras: Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic: *Pizza places make chicken. *Peter Piper milks cows. To memorize the Periods: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Quaternary: * Cold oysters seldom develop many precious pearls, their juices congeal too quickly. * Come over some day, maybe play poker. Three jacks can take queens. * Charlie Oliver Still Drives My Purple Plymouth To Jersey City Through Quicksand * Can old senators demand more political power than junior congressmen? Tough question! * Quiet Time Can Just Tease People Particularly Men Dodging Spouses Ordering Chores (Reverse). To memorize the Epochs of Cenozoic Era: Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene (or Recent): Pretty Eager Old Men Play Poker Hard. * Pigeon Egg Omelets Make People Puke Heartily. * Put Eggs On My Plate Please Homer. I suggest not to use mnemonics . Try to understand the reason behind naming them.then it would be easier to remember.