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Each major event will be depicted through vintage t-shirts I own

History of earth through t-shirts

Formation of Earth: ~4.5 Billion Years Ago

Start of Life: ~3.8 Billion Years Ago

Eukaryotic Cells Appear: ~2.0 to 1.8 Billion Years Ago

First Fungi Appear: ~1.0 Billion Years Ago

Oxygenation of Earth: ~2.4 to 2.1 Billion Years Ago

Each major event will be depicted through vintage t-shirts I own

History of earth through t-shirts

First Land Plants: ~ 470 Million Years Ago

Silurian Period: ~430 to 420 Million Years Ago

First Snakes: ~167 to 143 Million Years Ago

Paleogene Period: ~66 to 23 Million Years Ago

First Reptiles: ~320 to 310 Million Years Ago

Each major event will be depicted through vintage t-shirts I own

History of earth through t-shirts

Modern Humans: ~ 300 Thousand Years Ago

Eocene Epoch: ~56 to 34 Million Years Ago

Present Day: Now

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