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Four Eras
Classify events from earth history into four eras of geologic time
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4.5 bya-550 mya | Precambrian |
| 550 mya-250 mya | Paleozoic |
| 250 mya-65 mya | Mesozoic |
| 65 mya-present | Cenozoic |
| moon and ocean forms | Precambrian |
| bacterial algae begin producing oxygen | Precambrian |
| "Cambrian explosion" (beginning of larger, more complicated life forms) | Paleozoic |
| First amphibians | Paleozoic |
| Appalachians form | Paleozoic |
| Pangaea forms | Paleozoic |
| Giant Permian extinction | Paleozoic |
| Reptiles and dinos dominate | Mesozoic |
| First birds and flowering plants | Mesozoic |
| Asteroid collision and increase in volcanic activity that caused the extinction of dinosaurs | Mesozoic |
| mammals become dominant | Cenozoic |
| Alps/Himalayas form | Cenozoic |
| Humans evolve, end of last ice age | Cenozoic |