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The Tertiary Period  By: GMW555 Abiotic Have you ever wondered what Massachusetts would look like without Cape Cod, or what the US would look like without Florida ? While in the Tertiary Period that was true, these two peninsulas were formed by glaciers. 65 mya the contents looked like today, there were only a few exceptions. Asia was a bit smaller and was not connected to Europe and India, there was no Central America and there was quite a big hole in South America. Most of the land mass was in the Northern hemisphere, a result of Pangea breaking up. Massachusetts was in the general area it is today, North America was recognizable and almost moved into the position it is in today. The movement of tectonic plates was nothing only thing happening during this time. The climate was shifting and coming down from being 60% higher in the Triassic Period. It was cooling and in the last 2 mya that has resulted in glaciers that have formed our land. Although at first glimpse our world back then didn't seem much different it was like comparing the giant Sequoia and a sapling.

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