time periods

Question 1

list the three eras in order

Answer 1

paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic

Question 2

list the periods of the paleozoic era in order

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Answer 2

cambrian, ordovician, silurian, devonian, carboniferous, permian

Question 3

list the periods of the mesozoic era in order

Answer 3

triassic, jurassic, cretaceous

Question 4

list the periods of the cenozoic era in order

Answer 4

paleogene, neogene, quaternary

Question 5

importance of the cambrian period

Answer 5

cambrian explosion of life

Question 6

importance of the ordovician period

Question 7

importance of the silurian period

Question 8

importance of the devonian period

Question 9

importance of the carboniferous period

Question 10

importance of the permian

Answer 10

pangaea forms, mass extinction

Question 11

importance of the triassic period

Answer 11

dinosaurs and mammals

Question 12

importance of the jurassic period

Answer 12

age of dinosaurs, first birds

Question 13

importance of the cretaceous period

Answer 13

flowering plants, mass extinction

Question 14

importance of the paleogene period

Answer 14

mammals diversify