Paleozoic and Early Life on Land Flashcards

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(6) Paleozoic Periods (COSDCP)

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  • Cambrian
  • Ordovician
  • Silurian
  • Devonian
  • Carboniferous
  • Permian
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(6) Continental Blocks

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  • Laurentia
  • Baltica
  • Kazakhstania
  • Siberia
  • China
  • Gondwana
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Laurentia

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  • North America
  • Greenland
  • Scotland
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Baltica

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Scandinavia + c. Europe

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Kazakhstania

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C-S Asia

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Siberia

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NE Asia

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China

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Mongolia and China

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Gondwana

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  • S Hemisphere
  • Australia, Africa, S. America, Antarctica
  • India, Arabia, Turkey
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9
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Animals moved closer to equator because…

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Reverse greenhouse effect, global cooling

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10
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Pangaea

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Supercontinent 160my

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11
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What period did the first amphibians (tetrapods) emerge?

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Late devonian, early carboniferous

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(6) Challenges of living in air and land

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  • Gravity
  • Viscosity
  • Oxygen
  • Water
  • Temperature
  • Energy
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