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  1. 1. Greek and is named after the words “palaois” (old) and “ceno” (new)
  2. 4. Second epoch of the Neogene Period
  3. 10. Fourth epoch of the silurian period
  4. 12. First epoch of the Neogene Period
  5. 16. The eon that makes up the Mesozoic, Cenozoic, and Paleozoic Era
  6. 18. First epoch of the Quaternary Period
  7. 21. Third and last period of the Mesozoic Era
  8. 23. European stage of the Lower Cretaceous, spanning the time between 131 and 122 million years ago.
  9. 24. Animals of a given region or period of geological time
  10. 27. Time when first coral reefs started to appear
  11. 30. Period that also stands for “Coal Deposits”
  12. 32. The largest mass extinction was recorded in this period
  13. 33. Person who studies fossils
  14. 36. Time period when land was mostly water with numerous amounts of trilobites
  15. 37. Third epoch of the Paleogene Period
  16. 39. The final era of the Precambrian, spanning the time between 2.5 billion and 544 million years ago. Fossils of both primitive single celled and more advanced multicellular organisms begin to appear in abundance in rocks from this era. Its name means "early life.
  17. 40. The latest period of the Proterozoic era, spanning the time between 650 and 544 million years ago. Sometimes referred to as the Ediacaran period, the Vendian is distinguished by fossils representing a characteristic collection of complex soft-bodied organisms found at several localities around the world.
  18. 41. First epoch of the silurian period
  19. 43. most important evolution of the Quaternary Period
  20. 45. Giant Land Mass
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  1. 2. First epoch of the permian period
  2. 3. Greek and means “Middle Life”
  3. 5. a period of time in which a particular event takes place; winter, summer
  4. 6. A epoch of the upper Tertiary period, spanning the time between 23.8 and 5.3 million years ago. It is named after the Greek words "meion" (less) and "ceno" (new).
  5. 7. Second period of the Cenozoic Era
  6. 8. Pangea began to break apart, forming Gondwana in the south and Laurasia in the north.
  7. 9. Second epoch of the silurian period
  8. 10. Last period of the Cenozoic Era, as of now
  9. 11. Another Name of the Saber tooth cat
  10. 12. Second epoch of the Paleogene Period
  11. 13. Another name of "Giant Mammals"
  12. 14. second epoch of the Permian Period
  13. 15. A period of the Paleozoic era, spanning the time between 360 and 325 million years ago. It is named after the Mississippi River valley, which contains good exposures of rocks of this age.
  14. 17. Historical bone found by excavating
  15. 19. European stage of the Upper Cretaceous, spanning the time between 88 and 84 million years ago.
  16. 20. Third epoch of the silurian period
  17. 21. First period of the Cenozoic Era
  18. 22. Oldest time known as of today
  19. 23. European stage of the Upper Cretaceous, spanning the time between 91 and 90 million years ago.
  20. 25. Second period of the Mesozoic Era
  21. 26. when platforms of earth's land move together, above, or under each other
  22. 28. 9 foot tall mammal that fed off of surface vegetation
  23. 29. Second epoch of the Quaternary period
  24. 31. million years ago.an European stage of the Upper Cretaceous, spanning the time between 72 and 66
  25. 34. First period of the Paleozoic Era
  26. 35. The earliest subdivision of the Precambrian, spanning the time between the formation of the Earth, about 4.5 billion years ago, and the start of the Archaean era, 3.8 billion years ago. This interval predates the period of true geologic time since no rocks of this age are known on Earth, with the exception of a few meteorites
  27. 36. Greek and means “Old Life”
  28. 38. Third Epoch of the Permian Period
  29. 42. Fourth Period of the Paleozoic Era
  30. 44. Relative of Timber wolves; Hunted in packs and are six feet tall