Paleozoic

English Alternative forms en paleozoic Palæozoic Palaeozoic Etymology From en paleo zoic. Pronunciation en /ˈpeɪ.liəˌzəʊɪk/ /ˈpæl.iəˌzəʊɪk/ RP,SSB en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Paleozoic.wav Southern England en /ˈpeɪ.liəˌzoʊɪk/ /ˈpæl.iəˌzoʊɪk/ GA,CA en əʊɪk 5 Adjective en geology 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 of trilobites to that of reptiles. en 2016 w:Sarah Perry w:The Essex Serpent Serpentʼs Tail (2017) 41 ‘Itʼs all Paleozoic rock under our feet, this part of the world: to think of it, laid down five hundred million years before, shrugging its shoulders and bringing down the steeples on the churches!’ Translations Belarusian: be палеазо́йскі Finnish: fi paleotsooinen French: fr paléozoïque Georgian: ka პალეოზოური German: de paläozoisch Irish: ga Pailéasóch Italian: it paleozoico Polish: pl paleozoiczny Russian: ru палеозо́йский Ukrainian: uk палеозо́йський Proper noun en geology The Paleozoic era. Derived terms en Lower Paleozoic Translations Paleozoic era Belarusian: be палеазо́й m, be палеазо́йская э́ра f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 古生代 Czech: cs prvohory f-p, cs paleozoikum n Dutch: nl paleozoïcum n Esperanto: eo paleozoiko Estonian: et paleosoikum, et vanaaegkond Finnish: fi paleotsooinen maailmankausi French: fr Paléozoïque m Georgian: ka პალეოზოური ჯგუფი, ka პალეოზოური ერა Greek: el Παλαιοζωικός m Hungarian: hu paleozoikum Italian: it paleozoico m Polish: pl paleozoik m-in, pl era paleozoiczna f Russian: ru палеозо́йская э́ра f, ru палеозо́й m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh палеозо̀ик m Latin: sh paleozòik m Ukrainian: uk палеозо́й, uk палеозо́йська е́ра f Vietnamese: vi đại Cổ Sinh See also Preceded by: en Proterozoic Succeeded by: en Mesozoic en Palaeophytic Appendix:Geologic timescale