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The First Period In The Phanerozoic Eon

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The Paleozoic Era was the first in the Phanerozoic Eon. In the Paleozoic Era all life lived in or around water. This is because land was not sustainable for life yet.The Paleozoic Era had six different periods. The Era lasted about 542 million years but ended because of the Cambrian explosion. The first period in the Paleozoic Era was the Cambrian Period. The Cambrian Period was an important part of Earth’s history and formation. It was when mainly all of life first came around. The second period in the Phanerozoic Era was the Ordovician Period. During the Ordovician Period most of the land of Earth was mainly in the supercontinent Gondwana.

Thirdly, came the Silurian Period. In the Silurian Period glaciers started to melt. Next came the …show more content…

The Mesozoic Era was when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. During the Mesozoic Era was when life started to live on the land. There were three periods during the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era last for about 180 million years.

The first period in the Mesozoic Era was the Triassic Period which was the very first time life started to form on Earth. The Earth was in the form of the supercontinent Pangea. During the Triassic Period Pangea broke apart into two pieces and formed the continents Laurasia and Gondwana. The Triassic Period ended about 199 million years ago. Next was the Jurassic Period which was the period when the Earth went through a major climate change, making it mostly tropical and humid. This was the period in which Dilophosaurus ruled above all dinosaurs. It ended about 200- 145 million years ago.

The last period on this Era was the Cretaceous Period. This period was the longest period in the Mesozoic Era. During this Period the seasons started. The poles got colder. It was also during this period that the tropical areas were restricted to the equator. Some of the animals in this period were, Iguanodons, hadrosaurs, and the Tyrannosaurus

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