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The Earth was formed from planetary nebula. Oldest age-dated rocks on Earth. Fossil algea and stromatolites (prokaryotes). Fossil evidence of bacteria. Fossil evidence of cells with a nucleus (eukaryotes). First multi-celled organisms (seaweed and algea). Oldest marine worms and jellyfish.
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3900 Years ago.
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Burgess shale animals. Animals with a notochord.
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First Fish. First Fossil evidence of land plants.
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First Vascular land plants. Oldest Lung fish fossils.
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Oldest fossil evidence of mosses. First insects. First lobe-finned fish. First land animals. First sharks. First seed plants.
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First possible reptiles.
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Permian system begins. Snail-backed reptiles (Dimetrodon). End of Paleozoic. 96% of all life on earth perishes.
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First Crocodiles, dinosaurs, mammals (Shrew like) and turtles.
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Dilophosaurus, early dinosaur. First bird- Archeopteryx. Apatosuarus and Brachiosaurus. Stegosaurus.
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First flowering plants. Duck-billed dinosaurs. protoceratops. triceratops. Tyrannosaurus Rex. Velociraptor. End of Mesozoic Era, probably meteor or comet impact.
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First ancestors of dogs and cats - 64 MYA. Grasses become widespread - 60 MYA. First ancestors of pigs and deer - 57 MYA. First horses - 55 mYA. First ancestors of rabbits - 45 MYA. First monkeys - 39 MYA. Oldest human like ancestors (hominids) - 4 MYA.
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First of 4 ice ages - 1 MYA. Oldest direct human ancestor fossils, homo habilis - 1 MYA. First modern man, Homo sapiens - 0.1 MYA. Mammoth and mastodon bones - 0.05 MYA. Revolutionary War - 235 years ago. World War II - 70 years ago.