206-144 million years ago
Jurassic period – reptiles dominate land, sea and air; Archaeopteryx (first bird) appears; first mammals
144-65 millions years ago
Cretaceous period – dinosaurs become extinct; snakes and lizards appear
65-55 million years ago
Palaeocene period – first large land mammals
55-34 million years ago
Eocene period – modern land mammals and whales appear
34-24 million years ago
Oligocene period – modern mammals dominant
24-5 million years ago
Miocene period-modern mammals eg primates; ; birds
5-1.8 millions years ago
Pliocene period – human –like apes appear
1.8 millions -10,000 years ago
Pleistocene period – humans appear
10,000 millions years ago to present
Holocene period – human civilization
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