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Saskatchewan Geological Time Scale

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  • 4600 BCE

    Earth is formed

    Earth is formed
  • Period: 4600 BCE to 2500 BCE

    Archean Eon

  • 2500 BCE

    Saskatchewan is part of a large ancient continent

    Saskatchewan is part of a large ancient continent
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 544 BCE

    Proterozoic Eon

  • 1900 BCE

    Volcanoes in Saskatchewan

    Volcanoes in Saskatchewan
  • 1850 BCE

    Wathaman Batholith (an intrusion of magma under the surface)

    Wathaman Batholith (an intrusion of magma under the surface)
  • 1800 BCE

    Trans-Hudson Orogen Earth changes from an anoxygenic environment to an oxygenic environment Martin Sandstone is deposited with Stromatolites

    Trans-Hudson Orogen Earth changes from an anoxygenic environment to an oxygenic environment Martin Sandstone is deposited with Stromatolites
  • 1700 BCE

    Erosion of the mountains

    Erosion of the mountains
  • 1300 BCE

    Uranium deposited

    Uranium deposited
  • 544 BCE

    Saskatchewan covered by the epicontinental Sauk Sea Hard shelled invertebrates including Trilobites

    Saskatchewan covered by the epicontinental Sauk Sea Hard shelled invertebrates including Trilobites
  • Period: 544 BCE to 1 CE

    Phanerozoic Era

  • Period: 544 BCE to 489 BCE

    Cambrian Period

  • Period: 544 BCE to 253 BCE

    Paleozoic Era

  • Period: 489 BCE to 433 BCE

    Ordovician Period

  • 478 BCE

    Meteorite hits SK, leaving behind the Carswell Meteorite Crater

    Meteorite hits SK, leaving behind the Carswell Meteorite Crater
  • Period: 433 BCE to 418 BCE

    Silurian Period

  • Period: 418 BCE to 360 BCE

    Devonian Period

  • 390 BCE

    Winnipegosis Reefs are deposited, later to become a trap for oil deposits

    Winnipegosis Reefs are deposited, later to become a trap for oil deposits
  • 385 BCE

    Potash is deposited in the shallow sea that covers SK

    Potash is deposited in the shallow sea that covers SK
  • Period: 360 BCE to 300 BCE

    Carboniferous Period

  • 355 BCE

    First amphibians

    First amphibians
  • Period: 300 BCE to 253 BCE

    Permian Period

  • Period: 253 BCE to 65 BCE

    Mesozoic Era

  • Period: 253 BCE to 200 BCE

    Triassic Period

  • 248 BCE

    Mass extinction in the oceans, 90% of the species disappear

    Mass extinction in the oceans, 90% of the species disappear
  • 245 BCE

    First dinosaurs

    First dinosaurs
  • 220 BCE

    First mammals

    First mammals
  • Period: 200 BCE to 144 BCE

    Jurassic Period

  • Period: 144 BCE to 65 BCE

    Cretaceous Period

  • 100 BCE

    Diamonds are brought to the surface of SK in volcanic pipes

    Diamonds are brought to the surface of SK in volcanic pipes
  • 70 BCE

    Swamps, rivers, and lakes form the badlands. Lignite is formed from the plants deposited in swamps.

    Swamps, rivers, and lakes form the badlands. Lignite is formed from the plants deposited in swamps.
  • 65 BCE

    Extinction of the dinosaurs

    Extinction of the dinosaurs
  • Period: 65 BCE to 2 BCE

    Tertiary Period

  • Period: 65 BCE to 1 CE

    Cenozoic Era

  • Period: 65 BCE to 55 BCE

    Paleocene Epoch

  • Period: 55 BCE to 34 BCE

    Eocene Epoch

  • 50 BCE

    Climate changes, Saskatchewan plateau develops.

    Climate changes, Saskatchewan plateau develops.
  • Period: 34 BCE to 23 BCE

    Oligocene Epoch

  • Period: 23 BCE to 5 BCE

    Miocene Epoch

  • Period: 5 BCE to 2 BCE

    Pliocene Epoch

  • Period: 2 BCE to 1 BCE

    Quaternary Period

  • Period: 2 BCE to 1 BCE

    Pleistocene Epoch

  • 1 BCE

    Humans come to North America

    Humans come to North America
  • Period: 1 BCE to 1 BCE

    Holocene Epoch