Pangaea
Which natural event can occur either over a few weeks or over a few million years?
The major event that began about 225 million years ago was the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event, which marked the end of the Triassic Period and the start of the Jurassic Period. This event led to the extinction of approximately 50% of marine life species and set the stage for the dominance of dinosaurs in the Jurassic Period.
The Tertiary Period began roughly 65 million years ago following the mass extinction event that ended the Cretaceous Period. It ended about 2.6 million years ago, marking the beginning of the Quaternary Period.
65 million years
Cenozoic
Ice age
The supercontinent that began to break apart about 225 million years ago was Pangaea.
According to the International Commission on Stratgraphy, the Jurassic period lasted from 199.6 million to 145.5 million years ago. It is the middle period of the Mesozoic ("middle life") Era. This is the period when the dinosaurs were predominantly present on the face of earth, various species of the same were present everywhere. But an unexplainable event turn things around.
Every 200 years
Every 150 years.
65 million years ago