Paleozoic

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.

Name

The Paleozoic era.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From paleo- + -zoic.

Frases

His collecting program added important Paleozoic specimens to the Walker Museum of Paleontology .

Seu programa de coleta acrescentou importantes espécimes paleozóicos ao Museu de Paleontologia de Walker.