10/28 - 10/30 (Mesozoic LAND and LIFE)

Question 1

What era is Mesozoic? What periods does it contain?

Answer 1

2nd Era of Phanerozoic Eon / Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods

Question 2

Give info on Breakup of Pangea (PART 1)

Answer 2

In Triassic, Laurasia and Gondwana separate / Atlantic ocean separates NA from Africa (Late T) / NA separates SA (Early J) / Europe separates from NA

Question 3

Give info on Breakup of Pangea (PART 2)

Answer 3

(ALL Cretaceous) / Australia & Antarctica separate / India goes in southern ocean / Greenland separates from NA and Europe / Africa moves towards Europe

Question 4

Effects of Pangea breaking up?

Answer 4

climate becomes more mild everywhere / water moves more
freely & moisture returns to mid-continents / landmasses move towards poles, breaks polar currents / climate more pleasant

Question 5

What’s the Sonoma Orogeny?

Answer 5

An island arc system stich to the western edge of the craton

Question 6

What’s Newark Group?

Answer 6

fault-block basins open along eastern seaboard / The sedimentation along these basins make group / known for Dino tracks

Question 7

Give Info on Cretaceous Interior Seaway

Answer 7

(Mesozoic) / oceans invade central NA, divides continent in 1/2 / seaway goes from gulf coast to the arctic / Important for NA, rocks contain majority of Dino bones, climate data, petrified wood, etc.

Question 7

Give info on Gulf Coast during Mesozoic.

Answer 7

A lot of evaporates form during the Jurassic. / Eventually these sediments are buried under classic debris

Question 8

Give names of landmasses and seaway during Mesozoic. (NA)

Answer 8

West - Laramidia / East - Appalachia / Seaway - Western Interior Seaway

Question 9

Describe the western region of NA during Mesozoic.

Answer 9

Absolute Chaos! Volcanoes, random islands, land smashing into landmasses / a lot of different rock terrains.