Geologic Time Scale
Across
- 4. An oxygen poor environment where over time plant and animal material changes into coal
- 6. The youngest era of the Phanerozoic eon
- 8. Connects two continents that were previously separated
- 10. the extinction of many species on earth within a short period of time
- 11. These were Mesozoic marine reptiles with small heads long necks and flippers
- 13. Are dominant Mesozoic land animals that walked with legs positions directly below their hips
- 14. eons are subdivided into smaller units of time called
- 15. these are the longest units of geologic time
Down
- 1. Were Mesozoic flying reptiles with large bat like wings
- 2. A body of water formed when ocean water floods continents
- 3. The oldest era of the Phanerozoic eon
- 5. The middle era of the Phanerozoic eon
- 7. The separation of a population of organisms from the rest of its species due to some physical barrier
- 9. eras are subdivided into
- 12. An accident landmass which separated into present day continents