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One of the major geologic events during the Pliocene Epoch was the joining of the North American and South American tectonic plates. This joining formed the Isthmus of Panama separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This affected both land animals and marine life.
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∙ 14y agoThe rise of modern humans and periods of continental glaciation occurred during the Pleistocene epoch.
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What era geologic scale alligator?
Alligators and crocodiles died out in Europe as the climate cooled in the Pliocene Epoch. The modern species Alligator mississippiensis, having evolved in the Miocene, continued into the Pliocene, except with a more northern range; specimens have been found in very late Miocene deposits of Tennessee.
What are the major geologic events in the Permian period?
The pangae was formed
What is the Application of sequence stratigraphy?
Depositional environments, geologic ages, and sometimes catastrophic event ages can be determined by a careful examination of the individual strata in sedimentary rock.
What is the purpose of the geologic time scale?
The scale outlines the development of Earth and life on Earth.
The major divisions in geologic time are?
Precambrian Paleozoic: -cambrian -ordovician -silurian -devonian -mississippian -pennsylvanian -permian Mezozoic: -triassic -jurassic -cretaceous Cenozoic: -tertiary -quaternary
What was the major geologic event during the Jurassic period?
your mama was born
What was the major geologic event during the Jurassic time period?
your mama was born
What event might mark the end of a period?
A major geologic change is an event that might mark the end of a period.
What is terminal miocene event?
Terminal miocene event is the transition from miocene to pliocene. The miocene climate is similar to the modern climate, dry and seasonal.
What geologic event is most likely to occur at a divergent boundary?
The main event that occurs at a divergent boundary is major dick sucking and also little events like you have a small pinner.
Are thunderstorms geologic?
No. A thunderstorm is a weather event.
What era geologic scale alligator?
Alligators and crocodiles died out in Europe as the climate cooled in the Pliocene Epoch. The modern species Alligator mississippiensis, having evolved in the Miocene, continued into the Pliocene, except with a more northern range; specimens have been found in very late Miocene deposits of Tennessee.
Is a volcano considered severe weather?
No. A volcano on its own is a geologic structure. A volcanic eruption is a geologic event.
Which event occurred earliest in geologic history?
mars
Which geologic event occurred first?
"Pangaea underwent formation."
What is the major unit of geologic time?
Era
This is a geologic event that occurs when tectonic plates are displaced violently?
earthquake
