Present
000 Ma

15°C 21% O2 0.04% CO2
29% Land 71% Ocean
68% Vegetation
11% Ice 21% Desert
Humans•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Neogene
020 Ma
15°C 23% O2 0.03% CO2
30% Land 70% Ocean
81% Vegetation
2% Ice 17% Desert
Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Paleogene
035 Ma
16°C 22% O2 0.05% CO2
29% Land 71% Ocean
85% Vegetation
1% Ice 14% Desert
Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Paleogene
050 Ma
17°C 22% O2 0.09% CO2
28% Land 72% Ocean
88% Vegetation
1% Ice 11% Desert
Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Cretaceous-Paleogene
065 Ma
18°C 22% O2 0.08% CO2
26% Land 74% Ocean
89% Vegetation
0% Ice 11% Desert
Dinosaurs•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Cretaceous
090 Ma
19°C 22% O2 0.12% CO2
23% Land 77% Ocean
95% Vegetation
0% Ice 5% Desert
Dinosaurs•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Cretaceous
105 Ma
19°C 22% O2 0.15% CO2
24% Land 76% Ocean
97% Vegetation
0% Ice 3% Desert
Dinosaurs•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Cretaceous
120 Ma
18°C 19% O2 0.17% CO2
26% Land 74% Ocean
95% Vegetation
0% Ice 5% Desert
Dinosaurs•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Jurassic
150 Ma
18°C 16% O2 0.21% CO2
25% Land 75% Ocean
96% Vegetation
0% Ice 4% Desert
Dinosaurs•Birds•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Jurassic
170 Ma
18°C 15% O2 0.24% CO2
26% Land 74% Ocean
89% Vegetation
0% Ice 11% Desert
Dinosaurs•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Triassic
200 Ma
17°C 19% O2 0.15% CO2
27% Land 73% Ocean
82% Vegetation
0% Ice 17% Desert
Dinosaurs•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Triassic
220 Ma
18°C 23% O2 0.16% CO2
28% Land 72% Ocean
84% Vegetation
0% Ice 16% Desert
Dinosaurs•Mammals
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Triassic
240 Ma
21°C 19% O2 0.19% CO2
27% Land 73% Ocean
83% Vegetation
0% Ice 17% Desert
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Permian
260 Ma
19°C 31% O2 0.05% CO2
26% Land 74% Ocean
79% Vegetation
13% Ice 8% Desert
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Permian
280 Ma
15°C 32% O2 0.04% CO2
25% Land 75% Ocean
81% Vegetation
10% Ice 9% Desert
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Carboniferous
300 Ma
14°C 30% O2 0.04% CO2
21% Land 79% Ocean
78% Vegetation
20% Ice 2% Desert
Reptiles•Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Carboniferous
340 Ma
16°C 23% O2 0.08% CO2
20% Land 80% Ocean
90% Vegetation
8% Ice 2% Desert
Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Devonian
370 Ma
20°C 18% O2 0.23% CO2
19% Land 81% Ocean
96% Vegetation
0% Ice 4% Desert
Insects•Plants
Amphibians•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Devonian
400 Ma
19°C 22% O2 0.32% CO2
21% Land 79% Ocean
97% Vegetation
0% Ice 3% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Silurian
430 Ma
18°C 21% O2 0.48% CO2
19% Land 81% Ocean
95% Vegetation
0% Ice 5% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Silurian
440 Ma
18°C 20% O2 0.47% CO2
19% Land 81% Ocean
79% Vegetation
0% Ice 21% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Ordovician
450 Ma
17°C 18% O2 0.44% CO2
19% Land 81% Ocean
79% Vegetation
0% Ice 21% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Middle Ordovician
470 Ma
20°C 16% O2 0.50% CO2
19% Land 81% Ocean
58% Vegetation
12% Ice 30% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Late Cambrian
500 Ma
22°C 18% O2 0.53% CO2
23% Land 77% Ocean
47% Vegetation
0% Ice 53% Desert
Plants•Fishes
Arthropods•Molluscs
Microbial Life
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Early Cambrian
540 Ma
—°C 19% O2 —CO2
27% Land 73% Ocean
0% Vegetation
0% Ice 100% Desert
Arthropods•Molluscs
Ediacaran
Microbial Life
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Late Ediacaran
560 Ma
—°C — O2 — CO2
28% Land 72% Ocean
0% Vegetation
0% Ice 100% Desert
Ediacaran
Microbial Life
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Early Ediacaran
600 Ma
—°C — O2 — CO2
30% Land 70% Ocean
0% Vegetation
16% Ice 84% Desert
Ediacaran
Microbial Life
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Late Cryogenian
660 Ma
—°C — O2 — CO2
18% Land 82% Ocean
0% Vegetation
63% Ice 37% Desert
Microbial Life
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Late Cryogenian
690 Ma
—°C — O2 — CO2
13% Land 87% Ocean
0% Vegetation
49% Ice 51% Desert
Microbial Life |
Middle Cryogenian
750 Ma
—°C — O2 — CO2
18% Land 82% Ocean
0% Vegetation
37% Ice 63% Desert
Microbial Life |