MAJOR

EVENTS IN
EARTH’S PAST
WHAT IS GEOLOGIC TIME?
Is the huge time period from the
birth of Earth to the present time.

Earth’s history can be deciphered

from the rock layers of our planet.
GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
 GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE
The GT is divided into eon,
which are divided into eras,
which are divided into periods,
which are divided into epochs,
which are divided into ages.
The two eons are the:

 Pre-Cambrian; and the

 Phanerozoic.
 Pre-Cambrian Super-eon
HADEAN
•When our solar
system and
planets are
formed.
Pre-Cambrian Super-eon
Archaean
•Was a time when
the Earth was
inhospitable to
life.
 Pre-Cambrian Super-eon
PROTEROZOIC
Divided into 3 eras.
• Appearance of
stable continents.
• Bacterial and
Archaean fossil.
• Eukaryotic cells.
 Phanerozoic Eon
PALEOZOIC ERA
• Biodiversity
explosion of animal
life.
• Extinction of around
90% of marine life
towards the end of
the era.
PALEOZOIC ERA
Phanerozoic Eon
MESOZOIC ERA
• The animal life during this era
underwent drastic changes
and the dinosaurs are the
most popular.
• Plant life on land also
underwent tremendous
changes with the appearance
of gymnosperms and
angiosperms.
MESOZOIC ERA
 Phanerozoic Eon
CENOZOIC ERA
• “Age of Animal Life”.
CENOZOIC ERA
 ANTHROPOCENE EPOCH
• “Age of Man”.
• Human activities
started to have
substantial and
significant impact
on the face of the
planet.
GTS DOMINANT LIVING ORGANISMS
GTS INDEX FOSSILS
 WHAT WERE THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DURING THESE VARIOUS PERIODS OF THE GTS?
IN TERMS OF OXYGEN:
 WHAT WERE THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DURING THESE VARIOUS PERIODS OF THE GTS?
IN TERMS OF CARBON DIOXIDE:
 WHAT WERE THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DURING THESE VARIOUS PERIODS OF THE GTS?
IN TERMS OF GLOBAL TEMPERATURE:
 WHAT WERE THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DURING THESE VARIOUS PERIODS OF THE GTS?
IN TERMS OF CONTINENTAL CHANGES:
 WHAT WERE THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
DURING THESE VARIOUS PERIODS OF THE GTS?
IN TERMS OF TIME: