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The Hadean Eon when the Earth Cooled Down and the Earth Crust were formed

click the photo to enlarge (size 8x11) The Hadean Eon occurred roughly 4.5 to 3.8 billion years ago. It is the time when torrential rains beat down relentlessly on to the red-hot crust of our planet, accompanied by violent outgassing, planetesimal bombardment, and extended periods of rain, which cooled the crust and formed the oceans where the first life would eventually take shape. Very slowly, over a few million years, the Earth cooled down and large seas formed.  It was in these seas that the first living animals were born. But, they were certainly not as large and complex as most of the animals we know today, having only one cell. TRIVIA: Do you want to know how many cells are there in a human's thumb? There are millions of cells in the thumb of your right finger, yes just in a single human finger, now wonder how many millions are there inside a human body so that is why humans and animals of today are very complex. Human is certainly a billion years in the making. ...

The Earth is born - How it all started

THE EARTH IS BORN  5,000 million years  ago, a mass of minerals and gases solidified forming the earth. Millions and millions of years ago  Earth was  a mass of white hot material .   Gradually it cooled down, and as it cooled there were catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and terrible floods. Earth was slowly transforming into the planet that we know today.   During this transformation some molecules in the sea became capable of reproducing themselves.  This was the beginning of Life! Eventually, small one-celled creatures developed called protozoa - these were the first true animals!. Astronomers believe the Earth formed out of a ring of gas and dust surrounding the Sun. Over the course of several million years, dust particles stuck together, and then collided with larger and larger chunks until all the material in the ring formed up into a single planer. The heavier elements separated from the lighter elements, and sunk down into the cent...

What are Prehistoric Animals?

All those animals that existed on Earth before the time Man began to record his history are called "prehistoric".These include the first minute signs of life more than 600 million years ago, ancient fish, dinosaurs, and of course Man himself! It's unbelievable that the first one-celled animals eventually developed over millions of years into beasts such as giant tyrannosaurs, sabre-toothed tigers and s Human Beings!  The force of nature that causes animals to change and develop like this is called evolution.