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The geological time scale indicates the order of eras is Cenozoic as the most recent; the middle era is the Mesozoic, with dinosaurs as the major group; and the earliest era is the Paleozoic. Consider a hillside of rock that surfaces in your backyard that is identified as dating back to the Mesozoic era. What is possible?

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Fossils were mainly deposited when your backyard was sediment, so many layers might be missing, but any layer from earlier Mesozoic through Paleozoic might be found.

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