GEOL 1003 : Geology 1003 Final Study Guide
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Paleozoic era (541-251 ma: cambrian period (541-485, ordovician period (485-443, silurian period (443-419, devonian period (419-359) 400 ma: is 10pm on the clock (maybe a minute less), carboniferous period (359-298, permian period (298-251) Mesozoic era (251-65 ma: triassic period (251-201) **best way to remember the times is the first # of that period example. Permian era time was; well i know it starts at 298 ma and the next period triassic starts at 251 so the. Ichthyostega is the fossil link between amphibians and lobe finned fish: recap, plants on land 440 ma. Amphibians on land 360 ma: smallest mass extinction 365 ma of the big five. Stroma coral reef declined, decimated by late devonian: global regression, glacial expansion on supercontinent. During this era earth was free of ice caps at both north/south poles. Also caused the most widespread area coverage of lips.
