Paleozoic Era
This was the first period of the Paleozoic Era.
What is the Cambrian Period?
This era is often called the "Age of Reptiles."
What is the Mesozoic Era?
This era is known as the “Age of Mammals.”
What is the Cenozoic Era?
This explosion of life occurred at the start of the Paleozoic.
What is the Cambrian Explosion?
This group of animals dominated the land during the Mesozoic.
What is dinosaurs?
This type of animal dominated during the Devonian period.
What is fish?
This period saw the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea.
What is the Jurassic Period?
This event at the end of the Paleozoic caused 90% of marine species to go extinct.
What is the Permian-Triassic extinction event?
This extinction event marked the end of the Mesozoic Era.
What is the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction?
This mountain-building event happened during the late Paleozoic as continents collided.
What is the Appalachian Orogeny?
This flying reptile is not a dinosaur, but lived during the Mesozoic.
What is a pterosaur?