2: Evolution of Life Through Time Last updated Feb 15, 2021 Save as PDF 1.44: Quiz Questions - Chapter 1 - Introduction to Oceanography 2.1: A Brief Summary of the Evolution of Life on Earth through Time Page ID9672 Miracosta Oceanography 101Miracosta) ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 2.1: A Brief Summary of the Evolution of Life on Earth through Time2.2: Key Developments In Understanding the Origin Of Life On Earth2.3: Evolution2.4: Essential Concepts of Historical Geology and Evolution2.5: Sedimentary Sequences Preserve the Fossil Record2.6: Ecological Succession- How Species and Ecosystem Populations Change Over Time2.7: Precambrian Eon2.8: The Paleozoic Era2.9: Cambrian Period (540-485 million years)2.10: Ordovician Period (485-444 million years)2.11: Silurian Period (444-419 million years)2.12: Devonian Period (419 to 359 million years)2.13: Carboniferous Period (359 to 299 million years ago)2.14: Mississippian Period (359 to 323 million years ago)2.15: Pennsylvanian Period (323 to 299 million years ago)2.16: Permian Period (299 to 252 million years)2.17: Evidence of Large Mass Extinctions Preserved In the Fossil Record2.18: Mesozoic Era2.19: Triassic Period (252 to 201 million years)2.20: Jurassic Period (201 to 145 million years)2.21: Cretaceous Period (145 to 66 million years)2.22: The Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary (or K/T Boundary) Extinction2.23: Cenozoic Era2.24: Paleogene Period (66 to 23 million years ago)2.25: Neogene Period (23 to 2.6 million years ago)2.26: Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to Present)2.27: Evolution of Humans and the Rise of Modern Civilization2.28: Refugia- How Life Goes On After Environmental Calamities2.29: Evolution and Adaptation To Extremes2.30: The Anthropocene Epoch (1865 AD to present)?2.31: Concepts of evolution, refugia, and succession provide a valuable lesson about modern society.2.32: Where are rocks of different ages exposed in the United States?2.33: Quiz Questions - Chapter 2 - Evolution of Life Through Time