Is there a good mnemonic device to remember all the geologic ages, including eras?
1 Answer
Jan 9, 2018
http://science.sbcc.edu/~earthsc/geo/TimeScaleMnemonics.htm
Not saying I made these, just to help you out. Good luck.
Explanation:
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To memorize the Eras:
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic: -
Please pay my children!
- Pizza places make chicken.
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Peter Piper milks cows.
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To memorize the Periods:
Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Quaternary:
- Cold oysters seldom develop many precious pearls, their juices congeal too quickly.
- Come over some day, maybe play poker. Three jacks can take queens.
- Charlie Oliver Still Drives My Purple Plymouth To Jersey City Through Quicksand
- Can old senators demand more political power than junior congressmen? Tough question!
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Quiet Time Can Just Tease People Particularly Men Dodging Spouses Ordering Chores (Reverse).
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To memorize the Epochs of Cenozoic Era:
Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene (or Recent):
- Pretty Eager Old Men Play Poker Hard.
- Pigeon Egg Omelets Make People Puke Heartily.
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Put Eggs On My Plate Please Homer.
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The missing Era: Precambrian
Archean, Proterozoic