Palaeozoic

British  

/ ˌpælɪəʊˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or relating to an era of geological time that began 600 million years ago with the Cambrian period and lasted about 375 million years until the end of the Permian period

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noun

1. the Palaeozoic era

Etymology

Origin of Palaeozoic

C19: from _palaeo- + Greek zōē life + _-ic

Example Sentences

"The composition suggests the cow originated from an area with Palaeozoic rocks, such as the bluestones found in Wales, before moving to Stonehenge," the scientists concluded.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

"You can tell that the animal has been grazing on the Palaeozoic rock, typical of those found in Wales, particularly in and around where bluestones are found," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

The result is a history of life during this period, the early Palaeozoic era, that can pinpoint the rise and fall of species during diversifications and mass extinctions to within about 26,000 years.

From Nature • Jan. 15, 2020

"The number of species found in Switzerland and the from the Barents Sea suggest a rather high diversity and that the group might originate from the Early Triassic or the Late Palaeozoic era," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2013

The Permian may be represented, but the Trias is absent, and in general the older Palaeozoic rocks are overlaid directly by the Rhaetic and Lias.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various