Question

The Paleozoic era translates as the?

A. Age of the terrrible lizard.
B. Age of mammals and birds.
C. Time of ancient life.
D. Cenozoic.

Answer 1

Answer: C. Time of ancient life.

Paleozoic comes from Greek word palaios which means "old" or "ancient", and zoe which means "life".
it could be translated as "Time of ancient life". The range of Paleozoic era is from 541 to 251 million years ago that could be divided into 6 smaller periods.