GEOLOGICAL TIME

  • Period: 541 BCE to 252 BCE

    PALEOZOIC ERA

    PALEOZOIC ERA: began 541 million years ago and ended about 252 million years ago. It covers the appearance of animals with shells or exoskeletons.
    The Paleozoic era is divided into 6 periods.
  • Period: 541 BCE to 485 BCE

    CAMBRIAN PERIOD

    The Cambrian Period saw the most intense outburst of life ever known, this led to many new species of animals.
    Complex multicellular organisms also began to appear.
  • 530 BCE

    CAMBRIAN PERIOD

    CAMBRIAN PERIOD
    The biggest explosion of life.
  • Period: 485 BCE to 443 BCE

    ORDOVICIAN PERIOD

    The ORDOVICIAN PERIOD is characterized by the rise in sea level, this caused a lot of life and new ecosystems in the sea.
    The Ordovician period was created to resolve a conflict between two geologists who disagreed with the length of years of the Cambrian and Silurian periods.
    in addition there was an ice age that lasted approximately 1.5 million years.
  • 459 BCE

    ORDOVICIAN PERIOD

    ORDOVICIAN PERIOD
    Increased life in marine ecosystems.
  • Period: 443 BCE to 419 BCE

    SILURIAN PERIOD

    The main characteristic of this period is the warming of the Earth after the glaciation of the Ordovician Period and the recovery of life after the mass extinction (animals, plants ...).
    there was a long warm greenhouse phase.
  • 428 BCE

    SILURIAN PERIOD

    SILURIAN PERIOD
    The warming of the earth after the glaciation of the Ordovician period.
  • Period: 416 BCE to 359 BCE

    DEVONIC PERIOD

    The first amphibians emerged At the end of the period there was a mass extinction that seriously affected marine life. oil and gas deposits formed in some areas.
  • 410 BCE

    DEVONIC PERIOD

    DEVONIC PERIOD
    The appearance of the first amphibians.
  • Period: 359 BCE to 299 BCE

    CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD

    A lot of mineral coal was produced in the world, amphibians dominated the world and gave rise to the first reptiles and there was a lot of volcanic activity.
  • 330 BCE

    CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD

    CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD
    Amphibian development begins giving rise to reptiles.
  • Period: 299 BCE to 251 BCE

    PERMIAN PERIOD

    In this last stage of the Paleozoic, the first mammals and turtles appeared.
    The climate of that period caused a drought and aridity, causing the glaciers to recede and creating many swamps.
  • 250 BCE

    PERMIAN PERIOD

    PERMIAN PERIOD
    I hit a meteorite that killed 96% of marine life
  • Period: 250 BCE to 66 BCE

    MESOZOIC ERA

    The MESOZOIC ERA: It began 250 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago, it is known as the era of the dinosaurs, since in that period these gigantic reptiles dominated the earth.
  • Period: 250 BCE to 201 BCE

    TRIASSIC

    The climate was quite hot and dry and deserts and evaporites were created at the end of this period, dinosaurs began to appear.
  • 230 BCE

    TRIASSIC

    TRIASSIC
    The appearance of the dinosaurs.
  • Period: 200 BCE to 145 BCE

    JURASSIC

    The climate was quite hot and dry and deserts and evaporites were created at the end of this period, dinosaurs began to appear.
  • 180 BCE

    JURASSIC

    JURASSIC
    The largest dinosaurs appeared.
  • Period: 144 BCE to 66 BCE

    CRETACEOUS

    It is the last period of the Mesozoic era, the dinosaurs ruled the earth throughout this period, but it was also where they were extinguished by the asteroid and 75% of the planet lost its life.
  • 100 BCE

    CRETACEOUS

    CRETACEOUS
    This was the period where dinosaurs reigned.
  • Period: 66 BCE to 3 BCE

    CENOZOIC ERA

    CENOZOIC ERA: This era began with the extinction of the dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago, it is known as the Age of mammals, because the development of mammals began, and in this era the human being made its appearance.
  • Period: 66 BCE to 28 BCE

    PALEOGENE

    the primates and the ancestors of today's carnivores appeared and the development of modern plant species and became the most diverse fauna on earth.
  • 30 BCE

    PALEOGENE

    PALEOGENE
    The super continent Pangea separates and the continents are formed.
  • Period: 23 BCE to 3 BCE

    NEOGENE

    Mammals and birds develop quite a bit, the climate cooled down, causing the Quaternary glaciations, and the Hominids appeared in the Quaternary.
  • 9 BCE

    NEOGENE

    NEOGENE
    Great development in mammals and birds.