Why is the Precambrian eon not subdivided into as many divisions as the Phanerozoic?

The Precambrian Era is not split into as many stages as the Phanerozoic epoch because the information regarding the tectonic activity on the specified time slot is extremely poor and scanty. While with the Phanerozoic Era, the changes occurring in the Earth tectonics were obvious, the alterations occurring in the Precambrian epoch are mostly unknown.

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