Origin of Life Timeline Activity

  • Formation of the Earth
    1 CE

    Formation of the Earth

    The Formation of the Earth happened 4.6 Billion years ago.
  • Formation of the Solar System
    2

    Formation of the Solar System

    The Formation of the Solar System happened 4.5 Billion years ago.
  • Formation of the Moon
    3

    Formation of the Moon

    The formation of the Moon happened around 4.5 billion years ago.
  • Formation of the Earth crust and ocean
    4

    Formation of the Earth crust and ocean

    The formation of the Earth crust and ocean happened 4.5 billion years ago.
  • Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells
    5

    Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells

    The evolution of prokaryotic cells happened around 4.3-4.4 Billion years ago.
  • Heavy Bombardment
    6

    Heavy Bombardment

    The heavy bombardment happened around 4.1 to 3.8 Billion years ago.
  • Formation of Inorganic Molecules to Organic Molecules
    7

    Formation of Inorganic Molecules to Organic Molecules

    The formation of inorganic molecules to organic molecules happened 4 billion years ago.
  • Proliferation of Cyanobacteria
    8

    Proliferation of Cyanobacteria

    Proliferation of cyanobacteria happened 3.5 Billion years ago.
  • Oxygen on Earth
    9

    Oxygen on Earth

    Oxygen on Earth first formed 2.48 Billion years ago.
  • Evolution of Eukaryotic cells
    10

    Evolution of Eukaryotic cells

    Evolution of eukaryotic cells happened 2 billion years ago.
  • Evolution of Multicellular Organisms
    11

    Evolution of Multicellular Organisms

    Evolution of multicellular organisms happened 600 million years ago.
  • Cambrian Explosion
    12

    Cambrian Explosion

    The Cambrian Explosion happened 541 million years ago.
  • Dinosaurs
    13

    Dinosaurs

    The dinosaurs first appeared around 247 and 240 million years ago.
  • Mass Extinction – CT event
    14

    Mass Extinction – CT event

    The Mass Extinction – CT event happened 66 million years ago.
  • Homo Erectus
    15

    Homo Erectus

    The Homo Erectus first appeared 1.8 million years ago. It became extinct around 550,000 years ago.
  • 16

    If you could go back to witness one event, which would it be and why?

    If I could go back to witness one event I think it would be the dinosaurs because I want to see them alive.