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5000 Billion years ago, Birth of the solar system
More than 100 billion years sice the universe explode into existence from nothing the solar system interstellar gas and dust. -
4.6 BYA Earth began to form.
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3.8 BYA Bacteria diversify.
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3.7 BYA Photosynthesizing bacteria
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3.5 BYA Oldest fossils,
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2.2 BYA Oxygen appears in the enviroment, causing damage to living tissues.
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1.8 BYA Oldest eukaryote fossils,
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800 mya Major glaciation period begins.
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600 mya Protective ozone layer in place.
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480 mya Land plants.
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400 mya Oxygen nears present day levels.
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350 mya Reptiles
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250 mya 90 percent of all species go extinct.
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220 mya Mmmals
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200 mya Pangaea starts to break apart
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65 mya 60-80 percent of all species go extinct.
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60 mya Primates
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5.2 mya Hominids
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100,00 years Modern Humans
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100.00 years All mammals and birds over 45 pound go extinct.