Geological history of Earth

Earth's geological history is a period of time since the Earth's formation to the present day. It is divided into eons, eras and periods. These periods of time are usually determined via rocks or rock layers.

Geological History Of Earth Media

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  Geologic time shown in a diagram called a geological clock, showing the relative lengths of the eons of Earth's history and noting major events

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  Artist's conception of a protoplanetary disc

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  Artist's impression of a Hadean landscape and the Moon looming large in the sky, both bodies still under extreme volcanism.

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  Artist's rendition of a fully-frozen Snowball Earth with no remaining liquid surface water.

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  Pangaea separation animation

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  Plate tectonics - 249 million years ago

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  Plate tectonics - 290 million years ago

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  Plate tectonics - 100 Ma, Cretaceous period