Horses evolved around 50 million years ago and began to appear in their modern form around 4 million years ago. They were domesticated around 3000-4000 BC.
The Devonian Period occurred approximately 419-359 million years ago and is known as the "Age of Fishes" due to the diversification of fish species. It was also a time of significant plant evolution, with the first forests appearing. The period ended with a mass extinction event that affected marine life.
The Carboniferous period began approximately 358.9 million years ago and lasted for about 60 million years. It was a time when vast swamp forests dominated the landscape and lush vegetation led to the formation of extensive coal deposits.
Dinosaurs were the dominant species on Earth for about 165 million years before going extinct around 65 million years ago. Their reign ended with a mass extinction event believed to have been caused by a combination of factors, notably a significant asteroid impact and volcanic activity.
The Mesozoic Period (251 - 65 million years ago) lasted approximately 216 million years. It consisted of the Triassic Period (251 - 200 million years ago), the Jurassic Period (199-146 million years ago) and the Cretaceous Period (145 - 65 million years ago).
Which natural event can occur either over a few weeks or over a few million years?
The major event that began about 225 million years ago was the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event, which marked the end of the Triassic Period and the start of the Jurassic Period. This event led to the extinction of approximately 50% of marine life species and set the stage for the dominance of dinosaurs in the Jurassic Period.
The Tertiary Period began roughly 65 million years ago following the mass extinction event that ended the Cretaceous Period. It ended about 2.6 million years ago, marking the beginning of the Quaternary Period.
65 million years
Cenozoic
Ice age
The supercontinent that began to break apart about 225 million years ago was Pangaea.
According to the International Commission on Stratgraphy, the Jurassic period lasted from 199.6 million to 145.5 million years ago. It is the middle period of the Mesozoic ("middle life") Era. This is the period when the dinosaurs were predominantly present on the face of earth, various species of the same were present everywhere. But an unexplainable event turn things around.
Every 200 years
Every 150 years.
65 million years ago
Ma means million years or million years ago. So and event that ocurred at 60 Ma ocurred 60 million years ago.