Proterozoic era

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The Archean Eon, stretching from about 4.0 to 2.5 billion years ago, encapsulates an intriguing period in Earth's geological timeline. As we dig deep into the history of our planet, the Archean era comes alive with important milestones and developments that shaped our world.

Protozoic Earth

Protozoic earth

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2,500-542 million years ago, Earth’s first animals had soft bodies. This illustration shows a community of soft-bodied Ediacaran (edi-A-karan) animals. Some species resemble living ocean creatures. Others are unlike any known organisms and cannot be classified. Scientists have found fossils of these fauna in sedimentary rocks worldwide (Image Credit: Smithsonian Institution).

Mollewide [Oval-Globe] Plate Tectonic Map of the Earth from the Late Proterozoic Era [600 Ma]

Silurian Era

Daily Prehistoric Organism: The Funisia I will be filling this out much like a bio, Genus, Species, Habitat etc. Genus: Funisia Easy Pronunciation Guide: fun-ee-see-ah Name Meaning: rope Species: F. dorothea Type Species: F. dorothea Higher Classifications: Eukaryota, Animalia Supereon: Precambrian Eon(s): Proterozoic Era(s): Neoproterozoic Period(s): Ediacaran Epoch(s): none Age(s): none Habitat: oceans Fossil Record: a few specimens Size: about 30 centimetres (about 1 foot) ta

The Mesozoic Era, often known as the Age of Reptiles, marks a pivotal time in Earth's history characterized by the dominance of dinosaurs and the emergence of flowering plants and modern mammals. This era is divided into three geologic periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.