paleozoic

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• Paleozoic — era 542   251 million years ago Key events in the Paleozoic view • edit …   Wikipedia

• paleozoic — PALEOZÓIC, Ă, paleozoici, ce, s.n., adj. 1. s.n. A doua eră geologică, a cărei floră se caracterizează prin prezenţa talofitelor, prin predominanţa criptogamelor vasculare şi prin apariţia gimnospermelor şi în a cărei faună se întâlnesc toate… …   Dicționar Român

• Paleozoic — [pā΄lē ə zō′ik] adj. [ PALEO + ZO + IC] [sometimes p ] designating or of the first geologic era of the Phanerozoic Eon, characterized by the development of the first fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and land plants designating or of the first… …   English World dictionary

• Paleozoic — Pa le*o*zo ic, n. (Geol.) The Paleozoic time or strata. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paleozoic — Pa le*o*zo ic, a. [Paleo + Gr. zwh life, fr. zh^n to live.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paleozoic — geological era between the Precambrian and the Mesozoic, 1838, coined by Adam Sedgwick (1785 1873) from PALEO (Cf. paleo ) + Gk. zoe life …   Etymology dictionary

• Paleozoic — adjective Date: 1838 of, relating to, originating in, or being an era of geological history that extends from the beginning of the Cambrian to the close of the Permian and is marked by the culmination of nearly all classes of invertebrates except …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Paleozoic — /pay lee euh zoh ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles. See table under geologic time. n. 2 …   Universalium

• Paleozoic — 1. adjective Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age …   Wiktionary

• paleozoic — pa·le·o·zo·ic || ‚peɪlɪəʊ zəʊɪk /‚pæl adj. of the Paleozoic Era, pertaining to the early geological period in which fish reptile and insects first appeared on Earth …   English contemporary dictionary

• Paleozoic — Pa•le•o•zo•ic [[t]ˌpeɪ li əˈzoʊ ɪk[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˌpæl i [/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to a geologic era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, when fish, insects, and reptiles first appeared 2) gel the Paleozoic… …   From formal English to slang