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The last glacial period ended and sea levels arose. Modern human developed agriculture and used tools made of bronze and iron.
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geological timescale
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Homosapien (modern humans) appeared and are hunters. World wide temperatures drop about 4 degrees celsius (about 39.2 degrees farenheint)
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Nearly half of the valuable mineral deposits in the world occur in the rocks of this period. Early reptiles assembling large lizards appear.
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Small rodents evolve
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Various species migrated between countries across land bridges.
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Flying squirrels, whales and bats appear. First modern horses appear.
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First primates evolve
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First flowering plants appear-angiosperm
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Flying reptiles called pretrosaurs are in the air now. Whoa those dinnos are big
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Welcome to the world of the dinosaur! Early reptiles resembling large lizards appear.
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There is very little plant life during this period. Many early mammal become extinct, clams and snails flourish.
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Eurypterids, sea stars and coral become more common.I chtysourous are living in the ocean.
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Giant cockroaches appear. Coal deposits form.
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Swamps and forests cover the land. Antarctic icecaps begin to form.
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There is an argument as to when this epoch began.
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Shelled brachiopods appear. Colonies of tiny invertabrates are created.
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The presence of stomatolites indicates that shallow seas covered much of the earth. Trilobites appear.
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Himalayas develop.Appalachian mountains.
