Tertiary Period Vocab Words
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8th Grade
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1.
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A notable period in history or a person's life.
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Epoch
2.
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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
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The Paleocene epoch followed the extinction of dinosaurs.
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Paleocene
4.
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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
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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
7.
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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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