Phanerozoic Eon (Group 6)
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The current and latest of the four geologic eons in the Earth’s geologic time scale, covering the period from 538.8 million years ago to the present.
Phanerozoic Eon
The Phanerozoic Eon is divided into THREE ERAS, recite them.
Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic
An American geologist coined the term: Phanerozoic back in1930.
Halcott Chadwick
An Ancient Greek word, Phanerós and zōḗ which meant, _______.
Visible life
Characterized by the sudden appearance of fossilized evidence of the evolution of various phyla into diverse forms.
Phanerozoic
Age of Reptiles, dinosaurs ruled, Pangaea broke apart, ended with mass extinction.
Late Mesozoic era
Age of Mammals, mammals flourished, primates evolved, humans emerged, ice ages occurred.
Cenozoic Era
There are (3) Periods of Cenozoic Era, recite them.
Paleogene Period Neogene period Quaternary period
An animal that only eats plants.
Herbivore
An animal that only eats meat.
Carnivore
An animal that eats both plants and meat.
Omnivore
The study of the Earth’s layers of rock and soil.
Geology