01 / The beginning
Hadean (4567.30 ± 0.16–4031 ± 3 Ma)
4.6–4.03 billion years ago
A world taking shape. Earth forms from dust and rock, its molten surface slowly cooling into a crust. The first oceans gather beneath an unfamiliar sky.
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02 / Life awakens
Archean (4031 ± 3–2500 Ma)
4.03–2.5 billion years ago
The planet finds its footing. Early continents grow, and microscopic life takes hold in the oceans. For a vast stretch of time, life stays small — but changes everything.
03 / A breath of change
Proterozoic (2500–538.8 ± 0.6 Ma)
2.5 billion–538.8 million years ago
Oxygen transforms the atmosphere. More complex cells emerge, ice sometimes reaches across the planet, and the first multicellular organisms open a new chapter for life.
04 / Life in full bloom
Phanerozoic (538.8 ± 0.6–0 Ma)
538.8 million years ago–today
Life becomes abundant and visible. Forests, dinosaurs, flowering plants, and mammals leave their mark. In the very last moments of this story, we arrive.