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Miocene Epoch: The Era of Grasslands and Global Cooling The Miocene Epoch, spanning from 23.04 to 5.333 million years ago (Ma), represents a pivotal chapter in Earth's Cenozoic Era. Situa...
Read Miocene Epoch: The Era of Grasslands and Global CoolingOligocene Epoch: The Transition from Greenhouse to Icehouse The Oligocene is a pivotal epoch in Earth's history, spanning from 33.9 to 23.04 million years ago (Ma). Positioned within the ...
Read Oligocene Epoch: The Transition from Greenhouse to IcehouseLate Jurassic Epoch: The Age of Giant Dinosaurs and Shifting Continents The Late Jurassic (also known as the Upper Jurassic) represents the final epoch of the Jurassic period. Spanning fr...
Read Late Jurassic Epoch: The Age of Giant Dinosaurs and Shifting ContinentsThe Paleontological Society: Advancing the Science of Ancient Life The Paleontological Society is a premier international organization dedicated to the promotion of paleontology—the scien...
Read The Paleontological Society: Advancing the Science of Ancient LifePleistocene Epoch: Earth's Era of Glaciation and Human Evolution The Pleistocene, colloquially known as the Ice Age, represents a monumental chapter in Earth's history. Spanning from appr...
Read Pleistocene Epoch: Earth's Era of Glaciation and Human EvolutionNeogene Period: The Era of Modernizing Earth and Life The Neogene Period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth's history, a 20.45-million-year span that bridged the gap between the ancien...
Read Neogene Period: The Era of Modernizing Earth and LifeCretaceous Period: The Age of Giants and the Great Extinction The Cretaceous Period represents the final chapter of the Mesozoic Era, spanning from approximately 143.1 to 66.0 million yea...
Read Cretaceous Period: The Age of Giants and the Great ExtinctionTriassic Period: Life and Earth After the Great Dying The Triassic Period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth's history. Spanning approximately 50.5 million years—from 251.902 Ma to 201...
Read Triassic Period: Life and Earth After the Great DyingOrdovician Period: A Deep Dive into Earth's Marine Revolution The Ordovician Period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth's history, serving as the second period of the Paleozoic Era. Spa...
Read Ordovician Period: A Deep Dive into Earth's Marine RevolutionCambrian Period: The Dawn of Complex Life and the Paleozoic Era The Cambrian Period marks one of the most transformative chapters in Earth's history. As the first geological period of the...
Read Cambrian Period: The Dawn of Complex Life and the Paleozoic Era