4.5 billion years ago, a small, rocky planet formed from the protoplanetary debris surrounding a newly-formed star. Over time, this planet developed large liquid oceans, and an atmosphere suitable for the formation of life. Throughout the many millions of years that followed, this life evolved and diversified, taking on innumerable lifestyles and conquering the seas, the land, and the skies, even shaping the very atmosphere. The earth, and the lifeforms upon it, have continuously changed and evolved up to the present day - a day when one species, humans, shapes the planet to its whim.
But what happens next?
This project is a speculative answer to that question. On this site, we will explore the next 600 million years of life on earth, observing geological and evolutionary trends and introducing various flora and fauna of this future. From the forests of Antarctica to the Saharan ice cap, from great fungal prairies to floating islands of green, there is much weird and wonderful life to come.
The earth has existed for millions of years, and it will persist for millions of years ahead. Let us explore one possible future.
Disclaimer: information on environment pages without highlighted flora and fauna are a preliminary outline, and may be subject to modification or removal.
Explore the future Phanerozoic
Cenozoic0-52 million years hence |
Proximozoic52-205 million years hence |
Neozoic205-381 million years hence |
Ultimozoic381-600 million years hence |
Updates
- 12/31/23: Further website touch-ups.
- 9/12/23: Reorganized and touched up website. Updated logo. Added Holocene Extinction, Telogene-Tularean Extinction, Zampa's Extinction, Barbaran-Joaquinian Extinction, and Matean-Queenslandian Extinction. Added interactive timeline.
- 6/28/22: Added French Taiga, 35 million years hence
- 5/23/22: Added Australian Outback, 10 million years hence
- 10/2/21: Added South Dakotan Forest, 1 million years hence
- 5/23/21: Added Siberian Forest, 200 million years hence
- 3/27/21: Initial publication!