Tertiary Period Vocab Words

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A notable period in history or a person's life.

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Epoch

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Region with hot, dry summers, cool winters, and hilly terrain.

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Mediterranean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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The Paleocene epoch followed the extinction of dinosaurs.

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Paleocene

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Mountain range along India-Tibet border, ~1500 miles

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Himalayians

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Oldest known fossils and most modern mammal orders appeared in the Early Eocene, all small (<20 lbs).

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Eocene

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Mammals include lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans.

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Primates

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Open plains and deserts became more common; grasslands spread.

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Oligoscene

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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An animal that feeds on plants.

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Herbivore

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Warmer global climate period.

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Miocene

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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Group of all modern and extinct Great Apes

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Hominids