23 Facts From Earth’s Violent History in Chronology

21Cretaceous period

Cretaceous period

During the Cretaceous period (145 - 100 million years ago), Earth's climate was so warm that there were no polar ice caps, and forests probably extended all the way to the South Pole. Local plants and dinosaurs evolved to live in continuous sunlight in the summer and darkness in the winter.


22Australopithecus

Australopithecus

Australopithecus, anatomically similar to modern humans, co-existed with Megalodon, the biggest shark species that ever lived.


23Homo erectus

Homo erectus

Ancient human ancestor Homo erectus ate cooked food as long ago as 1.9 million years.

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