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Earth was created.
The Archean Eon began -
Saskatchewan is part of a large ancient continent.
The Proterozoic Eon began -
Break up of ancient continent, creation of a large ocean
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Volcanoes in Saskatchewan
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Wathaman Batholith (an intrusion of magma under the surface)
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Orogeny (mountain building) Trans-Hudson Orogen
Earth changes from an anoxygenic environment to an oxygenic environment
Martin Sandstone is deposited with Stromatolites (mounds crested by blue green algae -
Erosion of the mountains
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Uranium deposited
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Saskatchewan covered by epicontinental Sauk Sea.
Hard Shelled invertebrates including Trilobites.
the Phanerozoic Eon began, along with the Paleozoic Era and Cambrian period. -
Ordovician Period Began
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Meteorite hits Saskatchewan, leaving behind the Carswell Meteorite Crater
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Tyndall Stone deposited a massive limestone.
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The beginning of the Silurian Period
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The Devonian Period began
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Winnipegosis Reefs are deposited, later to become a trap for oil deposits
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Potash is deposited in shallow sea that covers Saskatchewan.
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The Carboniferous Period began
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First amphibians
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The Permian period began
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The Mesozoic Era began along with the Triassic Period
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Mass extinction in the oceans, 90% of the species disappear
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First Dinosaurs
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First Mammals
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Saskatchewan is again covered by a shallow sea
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The Jurassic Period began
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The Cretaceous Period began
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Diamonds are brought to the surface of Saskatchewan in volcanic pipes
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Shallow sea begins to retreat
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Swamps, rivers and lakes form the badlands. Lignite (brown coal) is formed from the plants deposited in the swamps.
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Triceratops roam Saskatchewan
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Extinction of Dinosaurs.
The beginning of the Cenozoic Era along with the Tertiary Period and Paleocene Epoch. -
The beginning of the Eocene Epoch
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Climate changes, Saskatchewan plateau develops
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The beginning of the Oligocene Epoch
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The beginning of the Miocene Epoch
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The Beginning of the Pliocene Epoch
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the beginning of the Quaternary Period along with the Pleistocene Epoch. Ice age begins, covering Saskatchewan except for the Cypress Hills area.
Diamonds covered by glacial till.
