Pangea

North Carolinia Geologic History

By 17blackmonb
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    The Mesozoic Era

    The appalachians still continued to erode. The firtst birds and lizards appeared.
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    The Mesozoic Era

    Dinosaurs, mammals, and crocodilia appeared. The continent started moving apart.
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    The Paleozoic Era

    Plants, insects, and the first lungfish appeared.
  • Feb 28, 600

    The Neoproterozoic Era

    Worm-like animals and the first sponges appeared by about 600 mya.
  • Feb 28, 1000

    The Neoproterozoic Era

    Multi-celled life forms called eukaryotes appeared as eaerly as 1000 mya.

  • The Phanerozoic Era

    Many large mammals flourished, and became extinct.

  • The Cenozoic era

    The sand hills and Piedmont, and Blue Ridge fromed during this time.
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    The Neogane era

    The polar ice capes melted and seas rose.

  • The Phanerozoic Era

    Homo Habilas, the first species of the genus Homo to which humans belong, appeared. A dry climate with short rainy seasons caused grasslands to flourish in the Piedmont.

  • The Miocene Era

    Rapid Erosion in the Piedmont was uneven, and left the Uwharrie Mountains behind.

  • The Cenozoic Era

    Mammals evolved rapidly and became more diverse.

  • The Paleocene Era

    The entire Coastal plain of NC was again above sea level.

  • The Paleozoic Era

    The first tiny vertebrates appeared, and the first green plants, and fungi appeared on land.

  • The Paleozoic Era

    The first reptiles appeared, and the supercontinent (Pangaea) was formed.

  • The Paleoproterozoic Era

    The atmosphere became oxygenic filled with oxygen for the first time.