Mesozoic and Cenozoic

A scientist who studies fossils is called a what?

• Fossilologist
• Rock Hound
• Archeologist
• Paleontologist

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2015 years old
• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old

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Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic are all

• Epochs
• Eras
• Periods
• Eons

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Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic 
• Paleozoic 
• Cenozoic 
• Precambrian 

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The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

• Precambrian
• Mesozoic
• Paleozoic
• Cenozoic

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Known as the age of the mammals?

• Mesozoic Era
• Holocene Epoch
• Cenozoic Era
• Cambrian

The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution
• Extinction
• Migration
• Mutation

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This provides information about the history of life on earth and how organisms lived and evolved over time.

• fossil data
• fossil evidence
• fossil  record
• remains of fossil

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By the end of this era, reptiles became dominant.

• cenzoic
• mesozoic
• paleozoic
• precambrian

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Dinosaurs ruled this era.

• Paleozoic 
• mesozoic
• precambrian
• cenozoic

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