Planet Earth was formed from dust left over from Dense metals sank to the centre of the

the Earth and

the birth of the sun, 4,600,000,000 years ago. formed the core, while the outside layer cooled
and solidified to form the Earth’s crust
4,500,000,000 years ago.

Water vapor was released into the Earth’s The first life appeared on Earth 3,850,000,000
atmosphere through volcanism. It then cooled years ago. It was very simple, single-celled
and formed the Earth’s first oceans 4,400,000,000 organisms.
years ago.

Made by bacteria, oxygen began to

accumulate in the atmosphere
The first animals evolved 700,000,000 years ago.
1,500,000,000 million years ago.
The first vertebrates, which were primitive fish, Plants first moved onto the land 400,000,000
evolved 530,000,000 years ago. years ago.

The first vertebrates moved onto the land The first dinosaurs evolved 225,000,000 years ago.
350,000,000 years ago.

The dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite The first modern humans evolved 130,000 years
impact, or perhaps several, 65,000,000 years ago. ago.