1. Paleozoic Era By: Mark Aguayo

2. 6 Time Periods Cambrian Cambrian Ordovician Ordovician Silurian Silurian Devonian Devonian Carboniferous Carboniferous Permian Permian

3. Facts Its spanned from roughly five hundred to two hundred and one million years ago. Its spanned from roughly five hundred to two hundred and one million years ago. At the end of the era sophisticated reptiles and the first modern plants were developed. At the end of the era sophisticated reptiles and the first modern plants were developed. It ended with a largest mass extinction in earth’s history, took 30 million years to recover. It ended with a largest mass extinction in earth’s history, took 30 million years to recover. Is the earliest of the geologic eras of the phanerozoic era. Is the earliest of the geologic eras of the phanerozoic era.

4. Animal Life Fish populations exploded in the Devonian period. Fish populations exploded in the Devonian period. Reptiles Reptiles Invertebrates Invertebrates Vertebrates Vertebrates Amphibians Amphibians Scorpions Scorpions

5. Plant Life The Paleozoic era reached its climax in carboniferous. The Paleozoic era reached its climax in carboniferous. When towering lycopsid rainforest dominated the tropical belt of euramerica. When towering lycopsid rainforest dominated the tropical belt of euramerica. The carboniferous rainforest collapse diminished plant life at that time The carboniferous rainforest collapse diminished plant life at that time

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