Paleozoic Era | Geologic time scale with events |
Paleozoic EraPaleozoic era was 544 to 245 million years ago
Paleozoic means “ ancient life” and is part of the phanerozoic eon along with the cenozoic, and mesozoic eras
Let’s hit some highlights of this era
Early during the Paleozoic era trilobites, echinoderms, and other marine invertebrates such as coral dominated the oceans.
Jawless fish also lived during this era
Evently sharks and other bony fish appear
However, as time passed life did not remain in the sea.
Land plants began to appear such as ferns and some trees later in this era
Life was also crawling out of the ocean
The first vertebrates appeared Among these vertebrates was a tetrapod which was a vertebrate that could live on land
Other vertebrates would appear including snakes,crocodiles,
Reptiles and insects scatter throughout the world and amphibians appear
The supercontinent Rodinia brook apart early in this era, but by the end of the era the supercontinent Pangea was formed.