Project Summary

My project for the 1st quarter was about the Paleozoic Era on the Geological Timescale. However, my partner split up the project so that I only researched the Cambrian, Carboniferous, and Permian periods. For each period I researched the organisms, geography, and climate, as well as if humans could survive during the period.

In the Cambrian period, the Earth had much higher temperatures than it does now, and was mostly covered with water, except for the super continent Gondwana. The first vertebrates and invertebrates appeared during this period as well. Humans could not have survived during this period as there was little land, and no organisms on land, as well as the high temperatures.

During the Carboniferous period, large coal deposits began to form because of swampy forests dying and being compressed. The first amphibians and reptiles appeared during this period, as well as the first trees with seeds. Humans could have possibly survived during this period, as the climate was closer to what it is during modern times.

Lastly, the Permian period came with a drier climate, as well as fluctuating seasons on the main continent of Pangaea. Reptiles became dominant during the period, as well as some mammal-like creatures appearing. However, the period ended with a mass extinction. Humans could have possibly survived, but would have dies during the mass extinction event.