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PROTERZOIC EON
PALEOZOIC ERA
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE FORMS Primitive prokaryote life Cyanobacteria (less CO2 and initial O2) Aerobic organisms Eukaryotic cells Multicellular: Ediacaran fauna Plants Arthropods, amphibians and reptiles diversity (Permian)
Stromatolites
MESOZOIC ERA
Two great extintions: P-T and K-T Reptiles Gymnosperms Mammals Flowering plants Birds
Chorals (Calceola) Trilobites Ferns Graptolites Armoured fish Dinosaurs Pterosaurus Ichtiyosaurus Ammonite Nummulites Rodents Smilodon Mesohippus Mammouth humans
CENOZOIC ERA