The Truth About Maps Mercator's, Peters, and even what Earth looked like from 530 m.y.a – present time

Palaeozoic

Cambrian Period

Cambrian navigation The Cambrian was the beginning of life, from the first vertebrae to the first predators. Naturally, China was the birthplace of these animals How do we know it looked like this?

Ordovician Period

Ordovician navigation This was a period of giant snails, such as Camerocerus, and, at the end of the period, was the first ever extinction event. The seas froze over, wiping out 1 in 5 animals How do we know of this event?

Silurian Period

Silurian navigation The Silurian brought on super-sized arthropods in the sea, and insects take the land. The first fish with memory and first scorpions with lungs appear. How do we know about the anatomy?

Devonian Period

Devonian navigation The Devonian brought trees, land insects, and out ancestors, the first amphibians. It also had giant fish and sharks such as Stethocanthus and Hyneria. How do we know about shark bones if they’re made out of cartilage?

Carboniferous Period

Carboniferous navigation It was a wet time with 40% higher oxygen than today, fuelling an insect growth spurt. Ferns are 50 metres tall, reptiles appear and amphibians are no longer prey. How do we know of the flora and insects?

Permian Period

Permian navigation The Permian was home to the first large reptiles. The supercontinent Pangaea was formed and in the middle, was a desert that kept spreading and caused an extinction event second to only the Holocene extinction. How do we know of Pangaea?

Triassic Period

Triassic navigation The Triassic was the life-saver of the Palaeozoic. Primitive conifers housed large reptiles, the first ancestor of Dinosaurs, and the first crocodiles and alligators. How do we know of this revival?

Mesozoic

Jurassic Period

Jurassic navigation The Jurassic saw the first dinosaur giants such as Diplodocus and Stegosaurus. This was the beginning of the Mesozoic, a very short period of time compared to the Palaeozoic. How do we know this was a new period?

Cretaceous Period

Cretaceous navigation The Cretaceous not only saw the rise of tyrannosaurs, such as T. Rex, but the end of Pangaea, splitting into two continents of Laurasia, of Europe and Asia, and Gondwanaland consisted of the rest. It was the beginning of the end for dinosaurs, after a massive meteorite smashed into Earth. How do we know of this?

Cenozoic

Palaeocene Period

Palaeocene navigation The Palaeocene was the start of a new life, but, unfortunately, dinosaurs evolved into birds, and attacked mammals before they could even take over. How do we know the T. Rex evolved into birds?

Eocene Period

Eocene navigation The birds just grew stronger than ever, led by Gastornis. Rainforest conquer earth until the late Eocene, where it became cooler and grassland appeared. The first whales appear and the mammals are starting a rebellion against birds. The late Eocene also saw the largest mammal predator ever: Andrewsarchus. How do we know of this climate change?

Oligocene Period

Oligocene navigation The lands are now desert-like plains, with giant pigs like Entelodont and raccoon Hyaenadon are large predators, evolving the largest land mammal ever: Indricothere, which was related to rhinos. How do we know of the relation if Indricothere had no need for a horn?

Miocene Period

Miocene navigation The Miocene was the beginning of the rhinos, and the biggest shark ever appears, called Megalodon, and speed, like before, is the only way of surviving predators, but in a few periods, that will change… Why do you think so?

Pliocene Period

Pliocene navigation The Pliocene was home to the first Hominids (Upright apes) and they’re prey for creatures like Deinofelius, a small sabre- toothed cat. How do we know about Australopithecus (Our Ancestors) were prey for Deinofelius?

Pleistocene Period

Pleistocene navigation The Pleistocene was the age of the Ice Ages, which brought popular animals such as the Woolly Mammoth and Smilodon. The humans are now top predators in this era. How do we know of the Ice Ages?

Holocene Period

Holocene navigation Holocene was the so-called ‘Artificial World’ (Though it’s name does not mean this) Humans create buildings and the entire period is an extinction event that is killing off species more than 4x faster than any period. When do you think the Holocene began?

Answering Time Cambrian? Ordovician? Silurian? Devonian? Carboniferous? Permian? Triassic? Jurassic? Cretaceous? Palaeocene? Eocene? Oligocene? Miocene? Pliocene? Pleistocene? Holocene?

Cambrian Answer All the life currently during this era were marine creatures. Thus the Earth looked like this.

Ordovician Answer Lots of ice chunks dating million years ago have been found, with trilobites and jawless fish were found, proving the event.

Silurian Answer Marks have been found inside the preserved bodies of Brontoscorpio and Cephalasphis, showing bigger brains and simple lungs. As I’ve said before, major proof.

Devonian Answer Not all shark bones are gone. Sometimes sediment can be strong enough to even preserve cartilage. Proof.

Carboniferous Answer Tree sap can preserve insects, as for the trees, what’s left of them are pieces of coal looking like a big tree. Ooh, more proof :D

Permian Answer The same kinds of animals were found in lands that would usually be far apart. Proof Proof Proof

Triassic Answer Lots of different creatures like synapsids and chasmatosaurs have been found at one time, proving the boost. Proof has now become my favourite word XD

Jurassic Answer Nothing but dinosaurs, crocodiles and mammals were around in this era. PPPPPPPRRRROOOOOOFFFFFF

Cretaceous Answer In Mexico, there is a HUGE crater that we can pretty much guess is the remains of the dino’s enemy. Ok, I won’t say proof (Said it again!)

Palaeocene Answer The skeletal structure is pretty much the same of creatures such as the emu, ostrich or even a chicken.

Eocene Answer Different types of plant were found during this era. P R O F

Oligocene Answer The body structure was basically the same. Proof

Miocene Answer Humans will lead animals to destruction by chasing them into swamps where they get stuck.

Pliocene Answer Skeletons of the apes have been found mixed with Deinofelius teeth.

Pleistocene Answer Like the Ordovician, chunks of ice have been found dating back to 1.6m.y.a – 12k y.a.

Holocene Answer The Holocene began 10,000 BC (Not to be confused with 10,000 BC, a very incorrect movie)

The Mercator

The Peter’s Map

Notice the difference? That’s because the Mercator's a stretched out map. Thus Greenland looks like a giant island.