Palaeozoic
- 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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- the Palaeozoic the Palaeozoic era
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Word Origin
C19: from palaeo- + Greek zōē life + -ic
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It belongs to the oldest, or Palaeozoic, system of formations.
On the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin
Other Palaeozoic systems are, however, included in the folds.
The Tetrabranchiata were most abundant in the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic periods.
Occur exclusively in Palaeozoic strata from Devonian upwards.
This has been particularly the case with the group of Palaeozoic corals formerly classed together as Rugosa.