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the solar system was born.
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earth began to form.
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bacteria diversify
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photosynthesizing bacteria form
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oldest fossil
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oxygen appears, causing damage to living tissue
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oldest eukaryotic fossils
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major glaciation period begins
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protective ozone layer in place.
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first land plants and fish
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oxygen nears current day levels
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reptiles appear
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the permain extinction causes 90% of all species go extinct
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first mammals appear
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pangea starts to break apart
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cretaceous extinction causes 60-80% of all species to go extinct
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Primates appear
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Hominids appear
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Modern humans appear. animals over 45 pounds go extinct due to late pleistocene extinction