Geological Timeline of life on earth

By remywilliams
  • The origin of Earth

    The origin of Earth

    4.6 billion years ago

  • First life arises

    3.8 billion years ago
  • Eukaryotes evolved

    Eukaryotes evolved

    2.1 billion years ago

  • First sexually reproducing organisms

    1.1 billion years ago

  • First arthropods evolve

    570 million years ago
  • The first fish

    The first fish

    530 million years ago

  • First land plants

    475 million years ago
  • First forests

    First forests

    385 million years ago

  • The first amphibians

    370 million years ago
  • The earliest reptiles

    The earliest reptiles

    320 million years ago

  • The dinosaurs evolve

    225 million years ago

  • The mammals evolve

    200 million years ago

  • First birds

    150 million years ago

  • Flowering plants evolve

    130 million years ago
  • The first bees evolve

    The first bees evolve

    100 million years ago
  • Dinosaurs and ammonites become extinct

    Dinosaurs and ammonites become extinct

    65 million years ago

  • The first great apes appear

    14 million years ago

  • Genus Homo evolves

    2.5 million years ago

  • Our species, Homo sapiens evolves

    200 thousand years ago

  • End of the last Ice Age

    10 thousand years ago

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