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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.