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Biology — History of Life on Earth

Major events across the geological eons (Ma).

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Major events in the history of lifeArcheanProterozoicPhanerozoic4000 BCE3500 BCE3000 BCE2500 BCE2000 BCE1500 BCE1000 BCE500 BCE0Events3500 BCEFirst prokaryotes2400 BCEGreat Oxygenation Event1500 BCEFirst eukaryotes600 BCEFirst animals540 BCECambrian explosion370 BCETetrapods on land250 BCEPermian extinction66 BCEDinosaur extinction

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title "Major events in the history of life"
axis -4000 0
era -4000 -2500 "Archean" color slate
era -2500 -541 "Proterozoic" color blue
era -541 0 "Phanerozoic" color green
event -3500 "First prokaryotes"
event -2400 "Great Oxygenation Event"
event -1500 "First eukaryotes"
event -600 "First animals"
event -540 "Cambrian explosion"
event -370 "Tetrapods on land"
event -250 "Permian extinction"
event -66 "Dinosaur extinction"