Paleozoic

Pa·le·o·zo·ic

P0022500 (pā′lē-ə-zō′ĭk)adj. Of, relating to, or being the era of geologic time from about 542 to 251 million years ago. The Paleozoic Era includes the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Periods and is characterized by the appearance of marine invertebrates, primitive fishes, land plants, and primitive reptiles. The end of this era is marked by the largest recorded mass extinction in the earth's history, in which 90 percent of marine life forms were wiped out. See Table at geologic time.n. The Paleozoic Era.

Pa•le•o•zo•ic

(ˌpeɪ li əˈzoʊ ɪk; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-)

adj. 1. noting or pertaining to a geologic era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, when fish, insects, and reptiles first appeared. n. 2. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems. [1830–40; paleo- + -zoic]

Pa·le·o·zo·ic

(pā′lē-ə-zō′ĭk) The era of geologic time from about 540 to 245 million years ago. The Paleozoic Era is characterized by the appearance of marine invertebrate animals, primitive fish and reptiles, and land plants. See Chart at geologic time.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Paleozoic - from 544 million to about 230 million years agoPaleozoic eraPermian, Permian period - from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptilesCarboniferous, Carboniferous period - from 345 million to 280 million years agoAge of Fishes, Devonian, Devonian period - from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonitesSilurian, Silurian period - from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animalsOrdovician, Ordovician period - from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweedsCambrian, Cambrian period - from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
Adj.	1.	Paleozoic - of or relating to or denoting the Paleozoic era

Translations

PaläozoikumpaleozoicoPaléozoïque