Earth 500 my ago

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This site tells the story of the history of the universe. Click Earlier and Later to follow the story. Note: Many facts have been simplified to make them easier to understand.

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North America was heading across the ocean, leaving behind one land mass and heading for another.

This was the end of the Cambrian period. Invertebrates still dominated the animal world.

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