Tree of life

  • 4500 BCE

    Earth and solar system formed

  • Period: 4500 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Archaeozonic

  • 3700 BCE

    Bacteria

  • 3400 BCE

    Anaerobic atmosphere formed

  • 3300 BCE

    Single-celled organisms with a nucleus

  • 2300 BCE

    Oxygen rich atmosphere formed

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 600 BCE

    Protorezoic

  • 1100 BCE

    Multi cellular organisms

  • 600 BCE

    Worms

  • Period: 600 BCE to 230 BCE

    Palaeozonic

  • 550 BCE

    Crustaceans

  • 400 BCE

    Fungi

  • 400 BCE

    Marine vertebrates

  • 400 BCE

    Pangaea formed

  • 370 BCE

    Land Plants

  • 350 BCE

    Insects

  • 350 BCE

    Land vertebrates

  • 300 BCE

    Pangaea moving apart

  • Period: 250 BCE to 75 BCE

    Mesozoic

  • 200 BCE

    South America separates from South Africa

  • 150 BCE

    Seed plants

  • 150 BCE

    Birds

  • 75 BCE

    Primates

  • Period: 75 BCE to 1 BCE

    Cainozoic