Earth History Event Timeline

This is present day Earth. Bustling cities and skylines fill most of the world, while most people are in the presence of modern day technology and advances. In today's time the world is rapidly changing due to human actions and an ever-changing environment. 

Fifteen years ago on June 9th, I was brought into the world.

Approximately fifty years ago, the first spaceship was launched into space.

Around this time in history, humans are seen making many developments.

Ice in the arctic begins to slowly melt.

70,000 years ago there were about 10,000 early homo-sapiens on Earth, due to the explosion of a super volcano wiping out the rest of the population. 

Nearly 2 million years ago, our ancient predecessors are roaming the Earth. 

Mammals that are semi recognizable today appear.

A meteor impacting the Earth, brings an end to the dinosaurs.

As Pangea continues its shift of breaking away, South America finally escapes from Africa.

The Earth at this point in time, undergoes a period of active crust plate movement. 

The golden age of the dinosaurs begins.

The Kuehneosaurus was the first animal classified as a bird by scientists. 

Over the course of millions of years, Pangea begins to drift apart.

This time period was also considered the age of the fish, due to the large number of marine activity that took place during this time.

During the Pennsylvanian period the average Earth day was near today's length at 22.4 hours.

Earth's earliest reptiles are seen at this point in time. 

First vertebrates appear on the surface of the Earth. 

Insects on Earth are in monstrous proportion compared to today's standards. 

The firsts of many types of fish and amphibians are seen in this time period.

Snowball Earth is in effect at this time. 

About 90% of Earth's marine population is wiped out.

Earth;s solar brightness at this point is about 6% less than today.

Organisms begin to appear on Earth. Classification of these found fossils is difficult, due to the organisms' lack of a hard shell.

At this moment of time, an average Earth day was approximately 12 hours long.

Ozone layer develops in Earth's atmosphere, protecting the Earth from the Sun's harmful rays.

Earth's first photosynthesis takes place, paving the way for more life forms to come.

Bacteria begins to develop. 

Earth's first layer of crustal rocks is formed on its surface.