This enhanced version of the Geologic Time Scale includes illustrations and information for significant events that have occurred during Earth's long history. Illustrations by Dennis Tasa provide an artistic impression of how Earth may have appeared and how life may have evolved over time.
This app provides a quick reference for students, educators, professional geologists, or anyone interested in geology.
EASY TO USE: No internet connection required after download. Ideal for field use. Just touch the button in the toolbar to display the names and dates of the ages. Touch the info icons to see the illustrations. For each illustration, touch the "more info" button to read about life on Earth at that time.
Correlates with the Next Generation Science Standards for Earth Science:
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2.E: Biogeology
Version history
2.3
2022-07-08
Updated for iOS 15.5
2.2
2018-12-15
updated ages and dates to the International Commission on Stratigraphy version 2018/08; now handles the notch correctly; other minor changes and improvements
2.1
2015-12-19
Updated the time scale to use the 2015 International Commission on Stratigraphy names and dates.
2.0
2015-11-14
Universal app, portrait and landscape support, pinch-zoom timescale and illustrations, new terminology popup.
1.2
2012-03-28
Updated geologic time scale dates.
1.1
2011-10-26
iOS 5 compatibility
1.0
2010-08-27
Download geotimescale enhanced on Android and iPhone for free
I love crib sheets and this one is terrific. It clearly maps out the time scale of the history of the planet. It gives the names and lengths of its periods and a brief description of why they begin and end when they do. Whether you are reading about the evolution of whales, trilobites, stromatolites or dinosaurs it give a quick and easy perspective of when your subject lived.
It is better than a book because it is always in your pocket.
Mike VV.,
Great app!
I have only come to appreciate geology in the past couple years. I find fascinating the processes God created to continually grow/develop the landscape of our planet!
I wish I had more time toward more.
Thanks to this app I am learning each if the ages, Life during each age, etc. this is very insightful and easy-to-use.
THANK YOU, TASA, for creating geotimescale!
Suricata Whitewater,
A nice app to learn about the ages of the Earth
I bought this app because I can never keep those geologic eons, eras, periods and epochs straight. I'm not a geologist, but I'm interested in the history of the earth and have been reading some good books about it lately. This app is an enjoyable way to keep it all straight. The paid app was well worth it because of the included drawings and descriptions of the epochs. The pictures bring the epochs to life, and are much more memorable than the names.
2013 app review,
Useless
Only shows the timescale. Based on the description would thing there was additional information - nothing, just a timescale. You can get this exact information for free in a book or google it, don't waste your money.