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When Stuff Happened
 
Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: Volcanoes Open the Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
~201 Million Years Ago
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions
Plants
Timeline
 
Protozoa Evolve
Evolution
2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million years)
Nucleus and internal organelles
Plants
Timeline
 
Plant Ancestors Split from Animal and Fungi Ancestors
Evolution
1.65 Billion Yeas Ago (+/- 50 million)
Life that later leads to these kingdoms separates.
Plants
Timeline
 
Conifers branch off
Plant Evolution
~308 million years ago (+/- 5 million)
Naked seeds in cones (gymnosperm reproduction)
Plants
Timeline
 
Bikonts: Plant Ancestors Split Off Again (Front-Pull Pioneers)
Plant Evolution
~1.55 Billion Years Ago (+/- 5 million)
Two "Anterior" Flagella – plant rowboats
Plants
Timeline
 
The P-T Extinction
Evolution
251,902,000 years ago (+/- 900 years).
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions in Siberia
Plants
Timeline
 
Ordovician–Silurian Extinction: Ice Strikes the Seas
Evolution
~444 Million Years Ago
Cause: Global Cooling and Falling Seas
Plants
Timeline
 
Ginkgo biloba — A Living Fossil in My Backyard
Plant Evolution
~270 million years ago (± 20 million years)
Increased light capture area
Plants
Timeline
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