Paleozoic rocks make up the eastern part of the Andean Mountains in Peru, while the western range is formed of Mesozoic beds, volcanic ashes and lava of comparatively recent date.
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Paleozoic
/ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/
Synonyms for "paleozoic" (7 found)
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6 entriesgeologic erageologic time unitgeologic unitgeological erastratigraphic unittime period
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8 entriesEarly PaleozoicLate PaleozoicMiddle PaleozoicPaleozoic faunaPaleozoic floraPaleozoic rocksPaleozoic sedimentsPaleozoic strata
Collocations
7 entriesPaleozoic eraPaleozoic fossilsPaleozoic rocksPaleozoic strataPaleozoic stratigraphyearly Paleozoiclate Paleozoic
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesPaleozoic agepaleozoically
Sample sentences
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‘Itʼs all Paleozoic rock under our feet, this part of the world: to think of it, laid down five hundred million years before, shrugging its shoulders and bringing down the steeples on the churches!’
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