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nmorano1

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Name the periods of the Paleozoic era in order from oldest to youngest.
 
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Question 2

Put the units of the geologic time scale in order from largest to smallest. (Note: In this situation, First refers to the largest time period and Fourth refers to the smallest times period.)
 
  A) Eon
  B) Era
  C) Period
  D) Epoch
 
  1) First (largest period)
  2) Second
  3) Third
  4) Fourth (smallest period)



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian. (Note: Mississippian and Pennsylvanian are North American terms for the Carboniferous period, which is not subdivided in other parts of the world.)

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D



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