Earth and the Universe
| Creation of the Universe |
| Dark Matter and Dark Energy |
| Forming of the Solar System |
| Galaxies and the Stars |
| Inflationary Model of the Universe |
| Nucleosynthesis |
| Space-Time |
Planet Earth
| Structure and the Palaeomagnetic Timescale |
| Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle |
Archaeology
| Antiquarians |
| Greece and Rome |
| Three-Age System |
• Ancient and Distant Lands
| Aegean |
| Americas and Oceania |
| China and India |
| Egypt |
| Mesopotamia |
| Antiquity of Man, Early Man |
Geological Time (4600 kya-Present)
| Geological Time: Introduction |
| Continental Drift |
| Fossils and Dating |
| Supercontinents |
Evolution of Life (4600 mya-Present)
| Introduction, Taxonomy |
| Precambrian Superion (4600-541 mya) |
| Hadean Eon (4600-4000 mya), Earth molten |
| Archaean Eon (4000-2500 mya), Stromatolites |
| Proterozoic Eon (2500-541 mya), Eukaryotes |
| Phanerozoic Eon (541 mya-Present) |
| Palaeozoic Era (541-252 mya) |
| Cambrian Period (541-485 mya), Invertebrates |
| Ordovician Period (485-444 mya), land plants |
| Silurian Period (444-419 mya), jawed fish |
| Devonian Period (419-359 mya), Amphibians |
| Carboniferous Period (359-299 mya), Reptiles |
| Permian Period (299-252 mya), Seed Plants |
| Mesozoic Era (252-66 mya) |
| Triassic Period (252-201 mya), Lizards |
| Jurassic Period (201-145 mya), Dinosaurs |
| Saurischians (‘lizard-hipped’); Theropods, Sauropodomorphs |
| Ornithischians (‘bird-hipped’) |
| Cretaceous Period (145-66.0 mya), Birds |
| Cenozoic Era (66 mya-present) |
| Neogene Period (66-2.58 mya) |
| Palaeocene Epoch (66.0-56.0 mya), Mammals |
| Eocene Epoch (56.0-33.9 mya), Modern Mammals |
| Oligocene Epoch (33.9-23.0 mya), Ruminants |
| Miocene Epoch (23.0-5.33 mya), Elephants |
| Pliocene Epoch (5.33-2.59 mya), Australopithecines |
| Quaternary Period (2.59 mya-Present) |
| Pleistocene Epoch (2590-11.7 kya) – Ice Age, Humans |
| Holocene Epoch (9700 BC – Present) – Current Interglacial, Civilisation |
Evolution of Man (25-1.9 mya) – Primates
| Hominoids, Hominids, Hominines |
| Hominins: Australopiths, Hominans |
Stone Ages (2590-6.5 kya)
| Palaeolithic (‘Old Stone’) Period (2590-11.7 kya) |
| Mesolithic (‘Middle Stone’) Period (11.7-8.5 kya) |
| Neolithic (‘New Stone’) Period (8.5-6.5 kya), Pottery |
Metal Ages (4500 BC-Present)
| Copper Age (5500-3300 BC) |
| Bronze Age (3300-1200 BC) |
| Iron Age (1200 BC-Present) |
Appendices
| Animal Classification (Just a Thought!) | |
| Animal Classification: Scheme | |
| Animal Classification: Sequences | |
| Archaeology (750 BC-AD 1991): Chronology | |
| Geological Time: Chronology | |
| Evolution, Stone Ages, Metal Ages (4600 mya-Present): Chronology | |
| People: Alphabetical List | |
| Plant Classification |
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