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    zoic
    /ˈzəʊɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to animals.

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  2. www.britannica.com › science › Paleozoic-EraPaleozoic Era | Description, Climate, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 28, 2024 · Paleozoic Era, major interval of geologic time that began 538.8 million years ago with the Cambrian explosion, an extraordinary diversification of marine animals, and ended about 252 million years ago with the end- Permian extinction, the greatest extinction event in Earth history.

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  3. www.britannica.com › science › Cenozoic-EraCenozoic Era | Definition, Events, & Facts | Britannica

    5 days ago · Cenozoic Era, third of the major eras of Earth’s history, beginning about 66 million years ago and extending to the present. It was the interval of time during which the continents assumed their modern configuration and geographic positions and during which Earth’s flora and fauna evolved toward those of the present.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Geologic_time_scaleGeologic time scale - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochronology (a scientific branch of geology that aims to determine the age of rocks).

  5. www.answers.com › earth-science › Why_is_the_suffixWhy is the suffix zoic part of so many names on the Geologic ...

    Jun 17, 2024 · The suffix zoic comes from the greek for animal. This is used as a suffix in various parts of the geological time scale as it relates to the stage of development of life on earth.

  6. www.vedantu.com › question-answer › in-which-eraIn which era, there was no life? - Vedantu

    Jun 11, 2024 · Complete answer: The Azoic era is the term given for the time period when there was no life. This is because ‘A’ means no and ‘zoic’ means animal in greek. So, loosely translated it means the time when there were no living organisms.

  7. www.britannica.com › science › Phanerozoic-EonPhanerozoic Eon | Paleozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic | Britannica

    Jun 13, 2024 · Phanerozoic Eon, the span of geologic time extending about 541 million years from the end of the Proterozoic Eon (which began about 2.5 billion years ago) to the present. The Phanerozoic, the eon of visible life, is divided into three major spans of time largely on the basis of characteristic.

  8. www.livescience.com › animals › what-is-a-speciesWhat is a species? | Live Science

    Jun 28, 2024 · To biologists, a "species" is the fundamental unit of categorization for life on Earth and a key tool for protecting living creatures.