1 Only about 1 percent of Michiganâs maple forest resource is used in maple syrup production. 2  In an average year, each tap-hole will produce about 10 gallons of maple sap, enough for about a quart of pure Michigan maple syrup.
A mass extinction marked the end of the Mesozoic Era The Mesozoic era is the era of dinosaurs and lasted 180 million years. This era includes 3 well-known periods - Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous. A mass extinction marked the beginning and the end of the Mesozoic Era. Was this helpful?
Written By: Mesozoic Era, second of Earthâs three major geologic eras of Phanerozoic time. Its name is derived from the Greek term for âmiddle life.â The Mesozoic Era began 252.2 million years ago, following the conclusion of the Paleozoic Era, and ended 66 million years ago, at the dawn of the Cenozoic Era. (See the geologic time scale.) The major divisions of the Mesozoic Era are, from oldest to youngest, the Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period.