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| What does phanerozoic mean? |
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| 542 million years ago to the present |
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| When was the Phanerozoic Eon? |
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– Paleozoic = "ancient life" (542-251 m.y. ago)
– Mesozoic = "middle life" (251-65.5 m.y. ago)
– Cenozoic = "recent life" (65.5 m.y. ago - present) |
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| What eras does the Phanerozoic Eon consist of and when did each take place? |
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• Early Paleozoic = Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian
• Late Paleozoic = Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian |
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| What can the Paleozoic Era be divided into? |
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| Vascular plants on the land appeared in ___. |
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