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Geologic Time Matching Game

Match the events with the geologic era or period.

AB
Oxygen begins accumulating in the atmospherePrecambrian
Explosion of invertebrate marine life, first jawless fishesCambrian
First jawed fishes, colonization of land plants and arthropodsSilurian
First amphibians and insectsDevonian
Amphibians dominant, origin of reptiles, Large forests of vascular plantsCaroniferous
Extinction of many marine invertebrates, Radiation of reptilesPermian
Gymnosperms dominate landscape, first dinosaurs, mammals, and birdsTriassic
Dinosaurs dominant, gymnosperms dominantJurassic
Angiosperms appear, dinosaurs become extinct at end of periodCretaceous
Major radiation of mammals, birds, and pollinating insectsPaleocene
Origins of many primate groups, including apesOligocene
Ice ages, humans appearPleistocene


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