Yes. The Mississippian period is a part of the Paleozoic era, along with the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian periods.
During the Paleozoic Era, Africa was part of the supercontinent called Gondwana. Gondwana was located in the Southern Hemisphere and covered present-day continents such as Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. Africa was situated towards the center of Gondwana during this time.
The Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era, "old" and zoe, "life", meaning "ancient life" is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon. The Paleozoic spanned from roughly 542 to 251 million years ago (ICS, 2004), and is subdivided into six geologic periods. (Wikipedia)For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Wikipedia) indicated directly below this answer section.
The Cambrian Period was from about 543 to 490 million years ago. It is the earliest period in the Paleozoic ("old life") Era. Until relatively recently paleontologists thought this marked the beginning of life. Primitive life is now know from the Pre-Cambrian Eon.
The middle Paleozoic era is known as the Devonian period. The period ended with the death of many species of vertebrate life. During this time, many life forms transitioned from living in the water to living on land.
They first appeared during the late Carboniferous/ early Permian periods, Paleozoic
The formation of Gondwana and Laurasia occurred during the Paleozoic era, specifically during the late Precambrian and early Paleozoic periods. Gondwana and Laurasia eventually merged to form the supercontinent Pangaea during the late Paleozoic era.
The time periods of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic are subdivided into early middle and late instead of named epochs as they are in Cenozoic periods is due to the basis of the occurrence of particular fossils. It is also based upon the absence or appearance of geological horizons.
The periods of the Paleozoic Era are named for the locations where the rock formations that represent these time periods were first studied and defined. Examples include the Cambrian period (named after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales) and the Devonian period (named after Devonshire, England).
there are different periods in each era. In the Cenozoic era, there are 2 periods, Quaternary and Tertiary. Mesozoic era has 3 periods, Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic. Paleozoic has 7 periods, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, and Cambrian. Precambrian is just the present, no time periods in it.
During the early Paleozoic era, marine invertebrates such as trilobites dominated. In the middle Paleozoic, fish and early land plants became more prominent. By the late Paleozoic, amphibians, reptiles, and forests of ferns and seed plants were thriving.
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The Phanerozoic Eon is divided into three major eras: the Paleozoic Era, the Mesozoic Era, and the Cenozoic Era. The Paleozoic Era is further divided into six periods: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian. The Mesozoic Era is divided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. The Cenozoic Era is divided into two periods: Paleogene and Neogene.
Pangaea existed during the Mesozoic era, specifically during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic periods, approximately 335 to 175 million years ago.
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They are both time periods of the early Paleozoic. The Ordovician was approximately 490 million years ago, to 440 million years ago. The Silurian was approximately 440 million years ago, to 416 million years ago. The Silurian was the period immediately after the Ordovician. The two periods were divided by the second largest Mass extinction in history.