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A large number of new animal species appear in a relatively short time. First fish appear; no sign of life on land yet.
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First land plants appear. Primitive fungi and sea weed appears. The oceans are full of coral, mollusks, worms, primitive fish, and echinoderms such as starfish.
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Spiders, scorpions, insects, complex plants, and fish with bony jaws appear. Fish have now adapted to living in rivers and fresh water.
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Fish spread across the oceans. Amphibians appear. The first trees spread across the land with other plants; creating the first forests.
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Many swamps appear on land and sponge reefs in the oceans. Reptiles, early winged insects, and cockroaches appear.
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Amphibians dominate the land. Early cone-bearing plants appear. Period ends with the largest mass extinction known with 95% of all marine life and 50% of all animals extinct.
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The few survivors of the Permian extinction go on to populate the land and oceans. new species like mammals, dinosaurs, and crocodiles appear.
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Dinosaurs dominate the land. Mammals are common but small. Feathered dinosaurs and birds appear. Ferns, cycads, and grass are now the most common plants.
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Marsupials, modern sharks, bees and butterflies appear. Flowering plants appear. Period ends with mass extinction of all dinosaurs and many plants.
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Rise of mammals and birds. Rodents, primates, pigs, cats, dogs, bears, and whales appear. Flowering plants spread across the globe.
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First hominids/early humans appear, evovled into modern humans and developed civilization by the end of this period. Mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, and giant camels become extinct approximately 10,000 years before present day.