WHY IS IT SO LONG GOD Flashcards
1
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Hadean
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- First Eon
- Solidifying of earths crust
2
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Archeozoic
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- Second Eon
- First life forms evolve (single-celled organisms)
- Begins free oxygen in atmosphere
3
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Proterozoic
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- Third Eon
- Multi-celled animals appear
- Supercontinent Rodinia
4
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Phanerozoic
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- Current Eon
5
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Paleozoic
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- Era before dinosaurs
6
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Mesozoic
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- Era
- “The Age of Reptiles” (dinosaurs)
7
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Cenozoic
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- Current Era
- “The Age of Mammals”
8
Q
Cambrian
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- Period
- “The Age of Trilobites”
9
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Silurian
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- Period
- First vascular plants (X + P)
10
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Devonian
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- Period
- “The Age of Fishes”
- First tetrapods and amphibians appear
11
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Carboniferous
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- Period
- Where most Fossil Fuels come from
12
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Permian
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- Period
- PANGAEA
- Largest mass extinction
13
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Triassic
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- Period
- First dinosaurs and mammals appear
14
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Jurassic
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- Period
- First appearance of Archaeopteryx
15
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Cretaceous
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- Period
- Lower: the heyday of dinosaurs
- Upper: mass extinction that ends all dinosaurs