Mesozoic Era and How It Is Begun Jonelle

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Mesozoic Era and how it is begun

Introduction

The era began in the wake of the Permian–Triassic


extinction event, the largest well-documented mass
extinction in Earth's history, and ended with the
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, another mass
extinction whose victims included the non-avian dinosaurs.
The Mesozoic was a time of significant tectonic, climate,
and evolutionary activity. The era witnessed the gradual
rifting of the supercontinent Pangaea into separate
landmasses that would move into their current positions
during the next era. The climate of the Mesozoic was
varied, alternating between warming and cooling periods.
The Mesozoic was preceded by the Paleozoic ("ancient
life") and succeeded by the Cenozoic ("new life"). The era
is subdivided into three periods: the Triassic, Jurassic, and
Cretaceous, which are further subdivided into a number of
epochs and ages.

Hypothesis
The Mesozoic era consisted of the Triassic, the
Jurassic, and the cretaceous time periods. It lasted about
180 million years, and there are many ideas on how it
ended. It is thought that a mass extinction happened
during this time where most of the life forms disappeared,
especially the dinosaurs. There are also hypotheses that
state disease, volcanic eruptions, or even giant impacts
hitting the earth could have ended this era. After that came
the Cenozoic era in which humans were thought to show
up.
Procedure

• The Permian Extinction


• The Paleozoic Era
• The Jurassic Period
• Land Animals
• The Mesozoic Era
Discussion
The Paleozoic Era
The first picture shows about Paleozoic Era, most of the
life in the oceans became extinct at the end of the
Paleozoic Era, many new species emerged as dominant.
New types of corals appeared, along with water-dwelling
reptiles. Very few types of fish remained after the mass
extinction, but those that did survive flourished. On land,
the amphibians and small reptiles like turtles were
dominant during the early Triassic Period. By the end of
the period, small dinosaurs began to emerge.
The Jurassic Period
The second picture shows Jurassic Period , After the end
of the Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period began. Most of
the marine life in the Jurassic Period stayed the same as it
was in the Triassic Period. There were a few more species
of fish that appeared, and toward the end of the period,
crocodiles came into being. The most diversity occurred in
plankton species.
Land Animals
The third picture shows,Land animals during the Jurassic
Period had more diversity. Dinosaurs got much bigger and
the herbivorous dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the end of
the Jurassic Period, birds evolved from dinosaurs.
The climate changed to more tropical weather with a lot of
rain and humidity during the Jurassic Period. This allowed
land plants to undergo a large evolution. In fact, jungles
covered much of the land with many conifers in higher
elevations.
The Mesozoic Era
The last of the periods within the Mesozoic Era was
called the Cretaceous Period. The Cretaceous Period saw
the rise of flowering plants on land. They were helped
along by the newly formed bee species and the warm and
tropical climate. Conifers were still really abundant
throughout the Cretaceous Period as well.
Conclusion
The Mesozoic Era began 252.2 million years ago,
following the conclusion of the Paleozoic Era, and ended
66 million years ago, at the dawn of the Cenozoic Era.
(See the geologic time scale.) The major divisions of the
Mesozoic Era are, from oldest to youngest, the Triassic
Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period .

Acknowledgement
In making this study I would like to thank the following
persons:
To my parent, Apolonia Librero who is always at my
side to support my project such us giving me a stable
network, giving some amount of money for my snacks
and guiding me for my project.
To my Classmates who made the logo for our strand
and giving some suggestion.
To my science teacher, Ms. Salome D.
Sumalpong LPT for giving us enough time to do this
experiment.
References
 Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James
Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing
Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press,  ISBN 978-3-12-539683-8
^ "Mesozoic". Dictionary.com  Unabridged.  Random
House.
^ Dean, Dennis R. (1999).  Gideon Mantell and the
Discovery of Dinosaurs. Cambridge University Press.
pp. 97–98.  ISBN 978-0521420488.

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