The Mesoarchean (/ ˌmiːzoʊ.ɑːrˈkiːən, ˌmɛzoʊ -/ MEE-zoh-ar-KEE-ən, MEZ-oh-, also spelled Mesoarchaean) is a geologic era in the Archean Eon, spanning 3,200 to 2,800 million years ago, which contains the first evidence of modern-style plate subduction and expansion of microbial life.