Geological Time

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  • 541 BCE

    Phanereozoic Eon

    Phanereozoic Eon
  • 541 BCE

    Paleozoic Era

    Paleozoic Era
  • 541 BCE

    Many marine Invertebrates with external skeletons (arthropods)

    Many marine Invertebrates with external skeletons (arthropods)
  • Period: 541 BCE to

    Phanerozoic Eon

  • Period: 541 BCE to 252 BCE

    Paleozoic Era

  • Period: 541 BCE to 485 BCE

    Cambrian Period

  • 485 BCE

    Widespread marine algae

    Widespread marine algae
  • Period: 485 BCE to 444 BCE

    Ordovisian Period

  • 444 BCE

    First land plants

    First land plants
  • Period: 444 BCE to 419 BCE

    Silurian Period

  • 419 BCE

    fish diversity/first amphibians

    fish diversity/first amphibians
  • Period: 419 BCE to 359 BCE

    Devonian Period

  • 359 BCE

    Forest of giant ferns

    Forest of giant ferns
  • Period: 359 BCE to 299 BCE

    Carbiferous Period

  • 299 BCE

    Reptiles diversity

    Reptiles diversity
  • Period: 299 BCE to 252 BCE

    Permian Period

  • 252 BCE

    First dinosaurs/First mammals

    First dinosaurs/First mammals
  • 252 BCE

    Mesozoic Era

    Mesozoic Era
  • Period: 252 BCE to 201 BCE

    Triassic Period

  • Period: 252 BCE to 66

    Mesozoic Era

  • 201 BCE

    Plants dominate,first flying reptiles, first birds...

    Plants dominate,first flying reptiles, first birds...
  • Period: 201 BCE to 145 BCE

    Jurassic Period

  • 145 BCE

    Extintions dinosaurs

    Extintions dinosaurs
  • Period: 145 BCE to 66 BCE

    Cretaceous Period

  • 66 BCE

    First plants with flowers

    First plants with flowers
  • 66 BCE

    Cenozoic Era

    Cenozoic Era
  • Period: 66 BCE to

    Cenozoic Era

  • Period: 66 BCE to 2 BCE

    Tertiary Period

  • 2 BCE

    Develpment and diversification of mammals

    Develpment and diversification of mammals
  • Period: 2 BCE to

    Quaternary Period