Earth Geological History | Vocab
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Paleozoic Era
Had major periods of biological diversity & oldest era
Cambrian Explosion
When all major animals began to appear in the fossil record
Ordovician Period
Best known for its diverse marine invertebrates
Silurian Period
First evidence that terrestrial anthropods moved on land and general stablization of Earth’s climate.
Devonian Period
Tetrapod vertebrates began to colonize the land & First Amphibians began to appear on the land
Carboniferous Period
Called the Carboniferous Period because this is where our modern coal deposits were founded `
Permian Period
This is when the continents came together to form Pangeae
Mesozoic Era
Age of Reptiles
Triassic Period
Was mainly dominated by Archosuar reptiles
Jurassic Period
When Dinosuars ruled
Cretaceaus Period
Brought upon by an asteroid impact near the Yucatan Peninsula which triggered volcanic eruptions
Ceriozoic Era
Up to present day
Paleogene Period
Characterized by the rise in mammals & the origins of apes
Neogene Period
The Isthmus of Panamda joined North & South America
Quaternary Period
The Pleistocene composed almost all of this period except for the last 10,000yrs.
Hominin
The Hominins were apart of a larger group of primate Hominids Hominids inclued :: orangutangs, gorillas, chimps, and humans