The Origin of the Earth

4540 millions of years ago

45,400 BCE

Earth's temperature was 1200 degrees Celsius. The planet's surface was an "ocean of lava" composed of Nitrogen, CO2 and water vapor

3800 millions of years ago

38,000 BCE

Volcanoes rise forming volcanic islands and again meteorites arrive in a more violent way. This time they bring with them minerals, amino acids and carbon that will end up at the bottom of the ocean. In the depths, certain chemical combinations are formed that give rise to the first unicellular life forms.

750 millions of years ago

7500 BCE

The temperature dropped to -50 degrees below zero and the planet became a ball of ice.

540 millions of years ago

5400 BCE

In the ocean, single-celled bacteria evolve and grow plants.
Later, worms, sponges and triglobites emerge, as well as larger predators.

65 millions of years ago

650 BCE

An asteroid 10 km in diameter, larger than Everest is heading towards Earth where dinosaurs and almost all life are extinct, some mammals survive by living under the earth

4 millions of years ago

40 BCE

The monkeys evolved and began to walk on two legs in search of food through the deserts

40 thousand of years ago

4 BCE

The planet cools down again and start another ice age.

6 thousand of years ago

1 BCE

Ice returns to the poles, Antarctica, and some other parts of the world.