Pre-Cambrian Super Eon
Born in the hot mess of dust and gas of a solar nebula, the Earth was formed this long ago.
What is 4.5 Billion Years ago?
This group of aquatic animals still exists today, this was the first animal group to develop a veterbrate.
What is Fish?
In an event known by most children, this is the suspected cause of the extinction which marked the end of this period.
What is an Asteriod?
After the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction killed the dominant Dinosaurs, this group of animals filled their place. This was the dominant group of land animals during the cenozoic era.
What is Mammals?
These large bodies of liquid water helped regulate Earth’s early climate and made life possible.
What are Oceans?
The carboniferous period was marked by large swamps teeming with life which was buried under sediments after it died, eventually leading to the creation of this natrual resource.
What is Fossil fuels?
Marked by the iconic and terrifying animals of this group, the Mesozoic is known as the age of this animal group.
What is Reptiles?
During the Cenozoic era the Earth cooled leading to the formation of these icy regions.
What is the polar regions?
Starting from the birth of our planet to the cambrian explosion, the precambrian supereon was approxamatiely this long.
What is 4 billion years?
The Paleozoic era ended with a mass extinction killing off 90% of all species at the time. Officially named the Permain Triassic extinction, this is the nickname of this extinction.
What is The Great Dying?
The Mesozoic saw the rise of this colourful type of plant that is abundant on today's earth.
What is Flowering plants?
Starting 2.6 million years ago and counting to the present day, This is the period we are currently living in.
What is Quaternary?
This cellular process began in the precambrian super eon and created oxygen completely reshaping earth's atmosphere and environment.
What is Photosynthesis?
During late carbonfierous and early permian periods the large insects began to thrive, caused by this atmospheric element.
What is Oxygen?
Although abundant in our current world birds were not around before the mesozoic era. During this period the first birds appeared.
What is Jurassic?
This mountain range, still rising today, began forming during the Cenozoic due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.
What are the Himalayas?
The precambrian supereon makes up the majority of earth's history and contains three eons. These are the names of the three eons.
What is Hadeon, Archean and Protezoic?
Marking the time when life made it move out of the ocean expanding into the terrestrial life we know today, During this period plants made the first move onto land.
What is Ordovacian?
Although clumped together in Hollywood movies the mesozoic contains three distinct periods. These are the names of the three periods during this Era.
What is Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous?
Many scientists believe we are living in the first extinction caused by the effects of one single species (humans). This is the name of the current extinction event.
What is Holocene?