Earth Geologic Timeline

  • cambrian 570 - 500 MYA

    cambrian 570 - 500 MYA
    They were the next step in evolution and the T-Rex of the water. They were the first multiorganisim animal's
  • ordovician 488,3 - 443.7 MYA

    ordovician 488,3 - 443.7 MYA
    They were characterized by many Trilobites and conodonts
  • Silurian 443.7 - 416 MYA

    Silurian 443.7 - 416 MYA
    The Silurian era was a period of time between the Ordovician and the Devonian era setting for a major extinction wiping out 60% of marine wild life.
  • Devonian era 416 - 359.2 MYA

    Devonian era 416 - 359.2 MYA
    Fish devoloped legs and moved onto land known as tetrapods. Also signs of the first trees
  • Carboniferous 359.2- 299 MYA

    Carboniferous 359.2- 299 MYA
    Coal first appears. tropical humid climate. Vast loelands and swamp forest's
  • Permian 299-251 MYA

    Permian 299-251 MYA
    Last period of the Paleozoic era.Led to the age of dinosaurs. Only asia was not part of the super contonein.after this era was the Mesozoic
  • Triassic 248 - 246 MYA

    Triassic 248 - 246 MYA
    The Primo Triassic extinction happened. largest known extinction. about 95% of life was destroyed.the distruction of angea opened up a way for the rise of dinosaurs.
  • Jurrasic 199.6 - 145.5 MYA

    Jurrasic 199.6 - 145.5 MYA
    Many herbavorus dinosaurs roamed the earth with a lot of smaller but more more viciecous carnivors hunting them.Also including the first flight animals not all birds.
  • Cretacious 125 -100 MYA

    Cretacious 125 -100 MYA
    First apperance of terrestrial life (flowering plants).Also was the first sign of radioactive diatoms.
  • Tertairy 65 -1.8 MYA

    Tertairy 65 -1.8 MYA
    5 different periods occured during this time. Pangea Broke apart and there was an explosion of life.
  • Quaternary 1.8 MYA - Present day

    Quaternary 1.8 MYA - Present day
    First signs of humans and a major ice age occured. this peroid is the one we are living in right now.