The geological timeline

By Aaron charles
  • 11 BCE

    Humans Emerge

    Cenozoic Era, Quaternary Period (~2.6 MYA–Present) Homo sapiens evolve, shaping landscapes and ecosystems worldwide.
    Year: 597,975 BCE
  • 10 BCE

    First Flowering Plants

    Mesozoic Era, Cretaceous Period (~145 MYA) Angiosperms evolve, attracting insects and reshaping plant reproduction.
    Year: 142,475,000 BCE
  • 9 BCE

    Dinosaurs Rise

    Mesozoic Era, Jurassic Period (~201 MYA) 🗓️ Year: Sauropods and theropods roam lush forests and coastal plains.
    198,475,000 BCE
  • 8 BCE

    First Land Plants

    Paleozoic Era, Silurian Period (~443 MYA) Year: Small vascular plants colonize wet shorelines and transform land ecosystems. 440,475,000 BCE
  • 7 BCE

    Marine Mass Extinction

    Paleozoic Era, Permian Period (~252 MYA) 🗓️ Year: Over 90% of marine species vanish in Earth's largest extinction event.
    249,475,000 BCE
  • 6 BCE

    Amphibians Thrive

    Paleozoic Era, Carboniferous Period (~359 MYA) 🗓️ Giant ferns flourish while early amphibians dominate swampy habitats.
    Year: 356,475,000 BCE
  • 5 BCE

    Cambrian Explosion

    Paleozoic Era, Cambrian Period (~541 MYA) Year: Rapid evolution of diverse marine life like trilobites and anomalocaridids. 538,450,000 BCE
  • 4 BCE

    Photosynthesis Begins

    Proterozoic Eon (~2,500 MYA) Cyanobacteria produce oxygen, gradually shaping Earth's atmosphere. Year: 497,975,000 BCE
  • 3 BCE

    Origin of earth

    Hadean Eon (~4,600 MYA) Earth forms as a molten sphere, with no life yet present. Year: 2,597,975,000 BCE
  • 2 BCE

    First life appears

    Archean Eon (~3,800 MYA)Simple prokaryotic microbes emerge in oceanic hydrothermal vents. Year: 1,797,975,000 BCE
  • Period: 1 BCE to

    Geological time-line