Precambrian period vs Precambrian

Precambrian period and Precambrian both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Precambrian period	Yes	No	No	No
Precambrian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Precambrian period and Precambrian are synonyms defined as:

Precambrian period and Precambrian: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago

Other synonyms of Precambrian period include Precambrian aeon, Precambrian eon.

Precambrian period (noun)	Precambrian (noun)
the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago	the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago