Land Before Time Flashcards
What are the Eons?
Hadean; Archean; Proterozoic; Phanerozoic
What are the Eras?
Precambrian; Paleozoic; Mesozoic; Cenozoic
What are the Periods?
Precambrian; Cambrian; Ordovician; Silurian; Devonian; Carboniferous; Permian; Triassic; Jurassic; Cretaceous; Tertiary; Quaternary
Precambrian
molten surface -volcanic activity in the beginning; planet has cooled and oceans are forming with crust first signs of life(bacteria); photosynthesis and atmosphere changes with glaciation and there’s multicellular life(jelly fish and worms)
Flora
plants
Fauna
animals
Does the Precambrian have any periods?
No, the Precambrian is one large period combining the Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic Eons
What periods are in the Paleozoic Era?
Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian
What periods are in the Mesozoic Era?
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceaous
What periods are in the Cenozoic Era?
Tertiary, Quaternary