Paleozoic Era: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- occurrence of Ouachita orogeny
- rock succession
geology of
- Africa
- Appalachian Mountains
- Arctic
- Asia
- Australia
- Caribbean Sea
- Europe
- South America
- Tien Shan
Additional Reading
A comprehensive summary of Paleozoic geologic history and life is included inFelix Gradstein,James Ogg, andAlan Smith,A Geologic Time Scale 2004 (2004). Additional treatments of the Paleozoic Era are provided inRobert H. Dott, Jr., andRoger Lyman Batten,Evolution of the Earth, 4th ed. (1988);Steven M. Stanley,Earth and Life Through Time, 2nd ed. (1989); andReed Wicander andJames S. Monroe,Historical Geology: Evolution of the Earth and Life Through Time (1989).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
- Richard A. Robison
- Rex E. CrickProfessor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.
Other Contributors
- Rasoul Shiri
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science Advances - A Double Mass Extinction at the End of the Paleozoic Era. | Apr 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Open University - OpenLearn - Life in the Palaeozoic. | Feb 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maricopa Open Digital Press - Introduction to Historical Geology - Paleozoic Evolution. | Jan 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - Marine origin of retroviruses in the early Palaeozoic Era. | Nov 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colorado State University - Tri River Area Extension - Paleozoic Era. | Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - The impact of fire on the Late Paleozoic Earth system. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Dinosaurs - The Paleozoic Era. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - The Paleozoic Era. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Paleozoic Era. | Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| Noted that both the Paleozoic Era and the Cambrian Period began 538.8 million years ago. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - College of Science and Engineering - Minnesota Geological Survey - Paleozoic Geology. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems - Paleozoic History. | Jul 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Watershed Processes Group - Palaeozoic landscapes shaped by plant evolution. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Geological Survey - Paleozoic. | Apr 20, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Jan 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Paleozoic. | Nov 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts Library - Life During the Paleozoic. | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Palaeos - Palaeos Paleozoic. | May 08, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Paleozoic Era: Facts and Information. | May 05, 2017 | ||
| Geologic boundary years updated. |
| Sep 08, 2015 | |
| Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Happenings During the Paleozoic Era. | Apr 24, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 06, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | May 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: El Paso County Community College - Geology of the Paleozoic Era. | Feb 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California Irvine - History of Life on Earth. | Jan 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Bobainsworth.com - The Palaeozoic Era. | Jan 11, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - The Paleozoic Era. | Jun 26, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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