Beagle Timeline

  • December

    The Beagle ship was launched and the Journey began.
  • Feburary

    Darwin mad his first Discovery, Cuttle fish at Porto Praya.
  • April

    Darwin arrived at Port Louis at Falk Islands. This is where he explored fossils and was his second Discovery.
  • September

    Darwin arrived at Rio Negro making a new discovery over fossils of a giant ground sloth that was imbedded in a cliff face below a layer of white sea shell.
    Then they sailed up to the North to Buenos Aires where Darwin explored more fossils, he found huge fossils, so he determined that they didn't survive because their wasn't enough vegetation.
  • October

    At Santa Fe Bajada, Darwin discovered more fossils, here is where he had his 5th discovery. He discovered small fossils and an armadillo.
  • May

    They landed in Rio Santa Cruz where he had his 6th Discovery of shells above sea level.
  • March

    At Valdivia Darwin experienced a 3 min earthquake that destroyed many buildings in Valdivia. Then In Mocha Island he had his 7th discovery of shell beds on cliffs.
  • April

    His 8th discovery was in Mendoza, Argentina. A mountain composed of submarine lava flows, 11 fossilized trees 30-40 trees that turned into calcite, and other petrified trees.
  • October

    Finally the Galapagos Island, where he made the most of his discoveries, he collected many animals, plants, insects and reptiles etc.
  • January

    At New South Wales his 10th discovery was the local wildlife. Specially, the Platypus.
  • April

    His arrival at the Keeling Islands where he had his 11th discovery, which was Coral Islands with few creatures.
  • October

    FINALLY HIS ARRIVAL BACK HOME.
  • OCTOBER 1836

    FINALLY HIS ARRIVAL BACK HOME, AFTER A 4 YEAR AND 9 MONTH JOURNEY.