Precambrian Era
Paleozoic Era
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
D-O-K questions
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what is the Precambrian era and how long did it last

The Precambrian era is the first era of life and it lasted about 4.6 million years

100

What was the continent covered in during this time

Great forest and plants

100

What  super continent was formed during this time

Pangea

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How long ago was this era

About 65 million years ago

100

How do you think the climate of the Paleozoic era might have influenced how evolution and how extinction took place. 

This Impacted the evolution by the warmer climates and cooler periods the animals that were already alive during these times had to adapt to this

200

What was the earth most covered in during this time

Oceans and volcanic rock

200

what group was probably mostly found on land during this time

trilobites 

200

What was the tallest dinosaur during this time 

Brachiosaurus 

200

"some of the largest _______ to ever walk this earth"

mammals

200

Compare Precambrian to Cenozoic era and explain how the Atmosphere was diffrent and how evolution was diffrent

These two eras were different because Precambrian Atmosphere didnt have alot of oxygen just mostly gas and had water animals while the Cenozoic era has alot of small mammals and the atmosphere was just right for land animals and Dinosaurs 

300

True or False

This era is were humans were first found to be in

The correct answer is false

300

How long did it take till the Paleozoic era ended

251 million years

300

What two animals were found very numerous near the end of the Mesozoic era

T-rex and flying dinosaurs

300

This era also experienced a widespread of cooling periods known as ______

Ice ages

300

Explain why you think Dinosaurs were still dominating during the Mesozoic era even though mammals were formed

Mammals were still pretty small compared to the Dinosaurs

400

what type of life was found in this era of Earth

Fish jelly-fish and soft coral

400

What is the Paleozoic era known as _____

Era of Invertebrates

400

what is this era known as

This era is known as the _____

Reptiles
400

What were some of the most famous mammals found during this time

Saber tooth tiger, woolly mammoth

400

As Oxygen formed from the Precambrian times what started to form?

The ozone layer

500

Why have scientist found fewer fossil from this era than the last couple eras

This era was very long ago and lacked hard bodys and where mostly soft

500

Where did most of the animals during this time mostly form

In the ocean

500

Where was the asteroids impact that caused the dinosaurs extinction  

Near mexico

500

During the last 4 million years "hominids appeared

what does "huminids" mean or the other word for it 

Humans

500

Explain how the atmosphere from Precambrian is different from the atmosphere we have today

The air from Precambrian almost had no oxygen mostly made of methane carbon dioxide and more gases