Timeline project By thehummingbird Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 2013 Timeline Jan 1, 1906 oxygen About 3 billion years ago, The see that bacteria began to form within thea oceans using the water, CO2 and the sun to produce oxygen which was released into the atmosphere. Jan 1, 1907 the formation of continents Jan 1, 1908 Super continents Jan 1, 1909 the shifting of plates into ice age Jan 8, 1910 the earth melting Jan 1, 1911 the new super continent Jan 1, 1912 where north carolina begins Jan 1, 1913 blah