Below is the history of Earth (four eras) depicted using a 24 hour period:
- Precambrian - from 00:00 to 9:07 P.M.
- Paleozoic Era - from 9:07 to 10:40 P.M.
- Mesozoic Era - from 10:40 to 11:39 P.M.
- Cenozoic Era - from 11:39 to 00:00 P.M.
Below is the further break down of the history of Earth depicted using a 24 hour period:
- 11:58:56 P.M. Modern Humans
- 11:39 P.M. Dinosaurs extinct
- 11:20 P.M. Flowering Plants
- 10:58 P.M. Mammals
- 10:45 P.M. Dinosaurs
- 10:05 P.M. Tetrapods
- 9:28 P.M. Land plants
- 9:10 P.M. Chordates
- 5:36 P.M. Multicellular animals
- 12:48 P.M. Eukaryotic cells
- 8:00 A.M. Photosynthesis
- 5:30 A.M. First living cells