Great Events Which Moulded Life v

CONTENTS
0.0 Prayer 0. i-ii
0.1 Preface i - iv
0.2 Contents v - xiii
1 Introduction 1-2
2 Part I : Precambrian Super Eon : 3 -13
Archaean & Proterozoic Eons ( 3.5 Ba-542 Ma ) :
i Archaean Eon : 4-7
Beginning of Life-
Unicellular prokaryotes :
Archaea , bacteria ;
Photosynthesis begins.
ii Proterozoic Eon : 8-10
Eukaryotes evolve ;
Sexual reproduction begins
Endosymbiosis
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Multicellular life forms ;
Protista evolve
Trinity rules the world
iii Ediacaran period 11-13
Animals join the trinity
Variety of forms
3 Part II : Phanerozoic Eon (541 Ma--0 ) 14-85
I Ikzkphu dky Paleozoic Era (541 – 250 Ma)
i Cambrian period : 15-17
Explosion of life
Many Phyla evolve
Age of Algae & Invertebrates
ii Ordovician Period : 18-21
Bacteria, Protista , Algae ,
Sponges, Trilobites
Jawless fishes common
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Invasion of land begins
I EXTINCTION : 85% Life forms eliminated @
Ordovician / Silurian junction
iii Silurian period : Revival 22-24
Lichens invade rocky coasts;
First Land plants-Bryophytes
Corals , Arthropods, Fishes
iv Devonion period : 25-28
First sporing vascular plants
First Forests
Arthropods on Land flourish
Age of Fishes in Sea
II EXTINCTION :80% Species destroyed
v Carboniferous : Revival 29-31
Vast Swamp forests,
Age of Ferns ;
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Age of Amphibians and
Arthropods
Reptiles appear
vi Permian Period : 32-38
Funji , Seed ferns ,
Early Gymnosperms
Arthropods & Reptiles
flourish
III EXTINCTION : 96% species Perish @
Permian / Triassic junction
II e/; dky Mesozoic Era ( 252--65 Ma )
Age of Gymnosperms
Age of Reptiles
i Triassic period : Revival 39-44
Conifers ,Cycads, Ginkos
and Ferns flourish
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First Dinosaurs appear ;
First Mammals appear :
IV EXTINCTION : 50% species perish
ii Jurassic period : Revival 45-50
Age of Dinosaurs
First Birds ;
Age of Conifers
First Angiosperms
iii Creatceous : 51-56
Birds & flying dinosaurs
roam the sky
Angiosperms spread
Gymnosperms continue
V EXTINCTION : 75 % species wiped out @
Cretaceous /Tertiary
Junction; Dinosaurs extinct
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III vk/kqfud dky Coenozoic Era (65 Ma-0)
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Angiosperms dominate
Mammals Dominate
Birds proliferate
Homo - Man appears
1 Tertiary (Paleogene & Neogene) : 59-75
Paleocene epoch Revival
Angiosperms diversify
Jungles ; Grasses grow more
Birds multiply diversify
Mammals diversify
Proto primates appear
Corals, molluscs and
insects proliferate
2 Eocene epoch 62-63
India collides with Asia ?
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Forests Spread
All species multiply
First Primates ; first horses
3 Oligocene epoch 64-68
World at Cross roads
Continents drift & shift
Forests & grasslands
First camels; first monkeys
first mastadons
first pinnipeds appear
Giant mammals & birds
4 Miocene epoch 69-70
Grasslands spread
Plants & animals modern
First Apes ; first deer
First Kelp forests
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Whales , seals spread
5 Pliocene epoch 71-75
Grasslands spread
First Hominins
Great American Exchange
Giant animals ; first bovines
ii Quarternary period : 76-85
Pleistocene epoch 76-81
Glaciations, extinctions
revivals
Angiosperms dominate
Mammals, birds dominate
Giant animals appear, live
& become extinct
First homo
First Homosapien
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First Lions & Tigers
Diatoms;foraminifera -more
2 Holocene 82-85
Homosapiens dominate
Mammals & birds multiply
Angiosperms continue to
Dominate .
Cultivated plants flourish
VI EXTINCTION : BEGINS ?
Began by Man !
A big question ?
Upsanhar Conclusion 86