Paleozoic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.4 See also

English

Alternative spellings

• Palæozoic, Palaeozoic

Adjective

Paleozoic

1. ((geology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon and comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles

Noun

Paleozoic

1. ((geology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) the Paleozoic era

See also

• Wiktionary appendix:Geologic timescalezh:Paleozoic