Important Earth Events Flashcards
1
Q
Great Oxidation Event
A
2.4 Ga
2
Q
Disappearance of most banded iron formations
A
1.8 Ga
3
Q
Sturtian Glaciation
A
720-660 Ma
4
Q
Marinoan Glaciation
A
650-635 Ma
5
Q
Cambrian Explosion
A
542 Ma
6
Q
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event
A
501 Ma
7
Q
Bryophytes on land
A
470 Ma
8
Q
End-Ordovician Great Extinction
A
447-443 Ma
9
Q
Late Devonian Extinction
A
375-360 Ma
10
Q
Permian-Triassic Extinction
A
252 Ma