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    Geological Time Scale (Reviewer)

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    The document provides information on geological time periods from the Cambrian Period (starting around 541 million years ago) to the present. Key events mentioned include the emergence of diverse marine invertebrates in the Cambrian, the rise of fish and placoderms in the Devonian, shifting continents and changing climates throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, and the evolution of modern humans.

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    Geological Time Scale (Reviewer)

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    The document provides information on geological time periods from the Cambrian Period (starting around 541 million years ago) to the present. Key events mentioned include the emergence of diverse marine invertebrates in the Cambrian, the rise of fish and placoderms in the Devonian, shifting continents and changing climates throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, and the evolution of modern humans.

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    It is all about discovering the development of each geological time scale.

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    The document provides information on geological time periods from the Cambrian Period (starting around 541 million years ago) to the present. Key events mentioned include the emergence of diverse marine invertebrates in the Cambrian, the rise of fish and placoderms in the Devonian, shifting continents and changing climates throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, and the evolution of modern humans.

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    The document provides information on geological time periods from the Cambrian Period (starting around 541 million years ago) to the present. Key events mentioned include the emergence of diverse marine invertebrates in the Cambrian, the rise of fish and placoderms in the Devonian, shifting continents and changing climates throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, and the evolution of modern humans.

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    Began in 2.

    6 million
    years ago and
    extends into
    the present.
    Sea levels rose rapidly, and the
    continents achieved
    their present-day outline. Humans
    evolve to their modern form.
    Began in
    65 million years ago-2.588
    million years ago. The Tertiary
    Period was very humid and warm.
    Plants flourished
    until the climate started to cool,
    creating a very famous age we know
    as the ice age.
    The Cretaceous Period of the Mezoic era
    was the final and the longest period. It
    occured from 14.5 million years ago to
    65.5 million years ago. There was a minor
    mass extinction that marks the beginning of
    the Cretaceous. Pangea was still drifting
    apart, but by the end of this period, the land
    masses were in very similar spots to where
    they are today. The expanded coast lines,
    shifting continents, and widening oceans
    created a cooler environment.
    The Jurassic period began in
    199.6 million to 145.5 million
    years ago was characterized by a
    warm, wet climate that gave rise to
    lush vegetation and abundant life.
    Many new dinosaurs emerged in
    great numbers.
    The Triassic Period was the first
    period of the Mesozoic Era and
    occured between 251 million and
    199 million years ago. It followed
    the great mass extinction at the end
    of Permian Period and was a time
    when life outside of the oceans
    began to diversify.
    The lush equatorial ecosystem of
    the late Permian, about 260
    milion years ago. New research
    shows us that the Permian equator
    was both a literal and figurative
    hotspot: it was, for the most part, a
    scorching hot desert, on top of
    having a concentration of unique
    animals.
    lasting from 323.2 million to
    298.9 million years ago.
    Pennsylvanian is recognized as a
    time of significant advance and
    retreat by shallow seas. Many
    nonmarine areas near the Equator
    became coal swamps during the
    Pennsylvanian. These areas are
    mined for coal today
    Occured in 359.2 million years to
    318.1 million years ago. Towns
    and ceremonial centers were built
    near old river or stream channels
    where the best soil for agriculture
    was found and there was direct
    access to water. People also began
    fortifying their towns and villages
    with defense structures such as
    moats.
    Occured in 419.2 to 358.9
    million years ago. often described
    as the Age of Fish, a fact perhaps
    best exemplified by the enormous
    dunkleosteus. Although the now
    long-extinct placoderms first
    evolved during the Silurian, they
    enjoyed unprecedented
    evolutionary success by the middle
    of the Devonian to such an extent
    that they dominated virtually every
    marine ecosystem.
    started approximately 443-440
    million years ago and ended 419
    million years ago. The period is
    marked by some fairly impressive
    geological changes. The supercontinent
    Gondwana covered the equator and a
    large portion of the Southern
    Hemisphere and this created a large
    northern ocean that covered the upper
    half of the Earth. Since sea levels
    were so high at this time, with few
    mountain belts, this created quite a
    few island chains.
    Over 44 million years ago,
    during the Ordovician period, the
    world we know today was a place
    of sea dwelling monsters, ice
    ages, and major changes that
    would lead up to the Earth. Most
    life during this time period lived
    in the ocean, and almost all
    animals were diverse marine
    invertebrates.
    Flash back 540 million years. It’s the
    dawn of a new era, and something
    very, very big is about to happen to
    life on Earth. Over the next 10 million
    years — a blink of an eye in our
    planet’s long history — dozens of new
    forms of animals will suddenly emerge
    in the oceans. This burst of life
    marked the start of a period in Earth’s
    history called the Cambrian.
    Thank you
    for reading!
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