upper paleozoic Flashcards
1
Q
-assembly of pangea
-development of chordates
-development of land plants
A
late paleozoic
2
Q
late paleozoic life is marked by what two extinctions
A
-end of mississippian
-end of permian
3
Q
in the mississippian, North America was characterized by
A
extensive limestones
4
Q
when did gymnosperms come to dominate terrestrial environments?
A
permian
5
Q
in the pennsylvanian, laurentia was a time of
A
extensive coal deposition
6
Q
massive CO2 drop may have removed some greenhouse warming, resulting in
A
mid carboniferous ice age
7
Q
walther’s law states
A
units that replace each other laterally also replace each other vertically (assuming no time breaks)
8
Q
different rocks deposited in different environments at the same time
A
facies
9
Q
-pangea complete
-end of paleozoic
-alleghany orogeny ends
A
permian
