THE BEGINNING.
History of Colossal Fossils
Origins of Extraterrestrial Life
13.8 Billion BCE - 4.5 Billion BCE
The origins of life in the universe, the first civilizations, and their falls.
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13.8 Billion BCE
Point of Creation
Celestial / Cosmic -
Unknown
The First Civilizations
Era beginning/end -
Unknown
Decline of Society
Military: Battle -
4.5 Billion BCE
Paradise Lost
Disaster / Destruction -
4.5 Billion BCE
Formation of Earth
Celestial / CosmicNEW PLANETARY BODY FORMED. Earth is born, marking the start of the Precambrian Period.
Location
Earth -
Unknown
The Mass Exodus
Population Migration / Travel -
Unknown
The Formation of the Conglomerate
Cultural event -
Unknown
Discovery of the Droids
Discovery, Scientific
Origins of Life on Earth
3.5 Billion BCE - 10,000 BCE
The history of Prehistoric Earth
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3.5 Billion BCE
Life on Earth
Celestial / CosmicSEED OF CREATION HAS CRASHED ON EARTH. THE CYCLE IS SOON TO BEGIN AGAIN. A Seed of Creation crashes onto Earth. Life begins to evolve and appear within the fossil record.
Location
Earth -
2.5 Billion BCE
The Formation of Earth
Geological / environmental eventPLANETARY BODY BECOMING SUSTAINABLE FOR LONG-TERM LIVABILITY. Earth undergoes radical shifts during its formation, including massive tidal shifts, the first photosynthesis, a planetary freeze, multicellular organic evolution, and the creation of the ozone layer. The evolution of plants starts.
Location
Earth -
1 Billion BCE
Arrival of the Elder Things
Discovery, ExplorationIT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. PERHAPS TOO EARLY.
The Elder Things had discovered Earth and believed it to be a suitable candidate for colonization, but its environment and structure were not adequate for them just yet. Their vessel touched down on what would one day be Antarctica, and the extraterrestrial explorers went into deep hibernation to wait it out.Location
EarthSpecies
Elder Things -
541 Million BCE
Seed Impacts
Geological / environmental eventANOMALY DETECTED. MULTIPLE SEEDS CRASHED INTO PLANETARY BODY. UNABLE TO COMPUTE.
The Paleozoic Era begins with the Cambrian Period, and complex organic life begins to form. All major animal phyla start.Location
Earth -
419.2 Million BCE
Beginning of the Devonian Period
Geological / environmental eventENVIRONMENTAL SHIFT DETECTED. MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL IS AT HAND. The Devonian Period begins, marking the rise of huge forests spreading across the land.
Location
Earth -
400 Million BCE
Arrival of the Conglomerate
Discovery, ScientificDOCUMENTATION OF UNIQUE PLANETARY BODY CAN NOW COMMENCE. The Conglomerate enters the Milky Way Galaxy and discovers Earth. They are astonished by the abundance of biodiversity on the planet, the likes of which has never been seen before. They leave behind small space colonies to study it from afar.
Location
Earth -
370 Million BCE
The Rise of Amphibians
Scientific achievementA NEW FORM OF LIFE HAS EVOLVED. The first amphibians begin evolving from fish, capable of land traversal and breathing oxygen outside of water. The first kaiju and cryptids also start appearing in the cryptozoological fossil record. However, there are immense gaps, and findings are rather rare.
Location
Earth -
358.9 Million BCE
The Carbiniferous Period
Geological / environmental eventLIFE HAS TAKEN TO LAND. PREPARE FOR DEVELOPMENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. The Carboniferous Period begins, where amphibians start to become more widespread across the land.
Location
Earth -
320 Million BCE
The Rise of Reptiles
Scientific achievement -
251.9 Million BCE
The Great Dying
ExtinctionENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER. RISK OF LOSING EARTH.
The Permian-Triassic extinction event occurs, with over 90% of marine life and 70% of terrestrial life is wiped away. The Mesozoic Era begins with the Triassic Period.Location
EarthSpecies
Elder Things -
250 Million BCE
The Rise of Marine Reptiles
Era beginning/end -
225 Million BCE
The Rise of Dinosaurs
Scientific achievementNEW FORMS OF LIFE HAVE EVOLVED. THEY ARE PREDICTED TO COMPETE. The first dinosaurs and proper mammals begin to evolve.
Location
Earth -
200 Million BCE
Molding the Clay of the Future World
Geological / environmental eventNEW SPECIMENS FOUND. SEISMIC ACTIVITY DETECTED.
The continents begin to split, with Pangaea slowly beginning to disappear.Location
Earth -
94 Million BCE
The Rise of Birds
Geological / environmental eventA NEW FORM OF LIFE HAS EVOLVED. SEISMIC ACTIVITY DETECTED. The first birds begin to evolve, and tectonic plates begin to mirror the modern alignment.
Location
Earth -
66 Million BCE
The KT Extinction Event
ExtinctionFOREIGN BODY APPROACHING PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE. EXPECT MAJOR EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event occurs, where 80% of all species went extinct. The Cenozoic Era begins with the Paleocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.
Location
EarthSpecies
Elder Things -
56 Million BCE
The Rise of Mammals
Scientific achievementLIFE BEGINS TO DIVERSIFY AND GROW ONCE MORE. The Eocene Epoch begins. Mammals begin to diversify in body type and roles, taking over niches left open from the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Location
Earth -
45.5 Million BCE
The Freezing of Antarctica
Geological / environmental event -
21 Million BCE
The Rise of Apes
Scientific achievement -
3.3 Million BCE
The Invention of Tools
Cultural eventINCREDIBLE DISCOVERY. The Paleolithic Stone Age begins, where humans utilizing stone tools.
Location
Earth -
2.8 Million BCE
The Rise of Humans
Scientific achievement -
2.7 Million BCE
The Great American Interchange
Population Migration / TravelCONTINENTAL DISPLACEMENT HAS LINED UP LANDMASSES IN A WAY NOT INTERCONNECTED IN CENTURIES. EXPECT GREAT ECOLOGICAL CHANGES. The Great American Interchange occurs between North and South America, where various animals begin migrating across the Isthmus of Panama
Location
Earth -
2.58 Million BCE
The Ice Age
Geological / environmental eventENVIRONMENTAL SHIFTS DETECTED. The Pleistocene Epoch and the Quaternary glaciation begin, where large land-based ice sheets began to form. Archaic humans begin migrating out of Africa and across Eurasia alongside larger apes. Competition pushes some ape species further into Asia to survive.
Location
EarthSpecies
Elder Things -
130,000 BCE
Megafauna Extinction
ExtinctionMAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL SHIFTS ARE HINDERING SPECIES' ABILITIES TO ADAPT AND EVOLVE. EXTINCTION IS INEVITABLE. Major megafauna begin going extinct due to climate change and human migration.
Location
EarthSpecies
Elder Things -
120,000 BCE
The Settling of the Nile
Cultural eventHUMANS HAVE BEGUN TO INNOVATE. PREPARE. Humans begin living in the Nile Valley of Egypt. The Beringia land bridge is formed between Siberia and Alaska.
Location
Earth -
17,000 BCE
The Settling of the Americas
Population Migration / TravelHUMANS HAVE BEGUN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CONTINENTS. Humans begin migrating across the Beringia land bridge into the Americas, following Pleistocene megafauna. A species of large apes follows them also.
Location
Earth -
15,000 BCE
Expansion of the Americas
Population Migration / TravelHUMANS HAVE NOW COVERED THE ENTIRE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. Ancient human tribes migrated across North America and down into Central and South America.
Location
Earth -
12,000 BCE
The Last of the Intelligent Hominids
ExtinctionTHERE IS ONLY ONE SPECIES LEFT. WATCH WITH CAUTION. Of all the Homo species, Homo sapien is all that remains.
Location
Earth -
11,650 BCE
The Holocene Epoch
Cultural eventIT IS NOW THE AGE OF HUMANS. ENVIRONMENTAL DIVERSITY FROM BEFORE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. The Holocene Epoch begins.
Location
Earth -
11,500 BCE
The Rise of Agriculture
Geological / environmental eventHUMANS HAVE DISCOVERED HOW TO MANIPULATE THEIR ENVIRONMENT. Agricultural practice begins in the Levant region of West Asia, eventually spreading and being adopted by other human cultures via convergent evolution.
Location
Earth -
10,000 BCE
The Rise of Cryptids and Kaiju
Geological / environmental eventKAIJU AND CRYPTIDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIVERSIFY AND GROW. EXPECT HEAVY CONFRONTATION WITH HUMANS. The majority of Pleistocene megafauna has began to go extinct. As a result, cryptid species and kaiju began to diversify and fill the roles left behind. Ancient humans also begin settling in the Fertile Crescent.
Location
Earth
The Rise of Humanity
10,000 BCE - 0 CE
Humanity establishes its growth across the globe into the varied superpowers it would eventually grow even larger from. (This list is largely incomplete and difficult to quantify. Gaps are left to help filter relevant information.)
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5,500 BCE
The Rise of the Sumerian Empire
FoundingTHE FIRST HUMAN CIVILIZATION HAS EMERGED. IT BEGINS. Sumer is permanently settled and becomes the basis for the Sumerian Empire.
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3,100 BCE
The Rise of Egypt
FoundingNEW HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE. The First Dynasty of Egypt is established.
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2,630 BCE
The Building of the Pyramids
Construction beginning/endTHE HUMANS ARE BUILDING IMMENSE STRUCTURES OF RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE. A PIVOTAL SIGN OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. The Egyptian pyramids begin construction.
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2,500 BCE
Genesis
Cultural eventHUMANS AND KAIJU ENTER THEIR FIRST MAJOR CONFLICT. THERE IS NO GOING BACK. Ancient Mesoamerican societies flourish.
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2,205 BCE
The Rise of the Chinese Dynasties
Cultural eventTHE FIRST HUMAN SUPERPOWERS BEGIN TO SETTLE AND TAKE SHAPE. The first Dynasty of China is established.
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800 BCE
The Rise of Ancient Greece
Cultural eventHUMANS HAVE ENTERED A NEW AGE OF INTERPRETING THE WORLD AROUND THEM. Ancient Greece emerges.
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753 BCE
The Rise of Rome
FoundingTHE TRANSITION OF CULTURES IS BEING WITNESSED IN MOTION. Rome is founded.
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605 BCE
The Rise of King Nebuchadnezzar II
Life, CareerTHESE HUMAN EMPIRES WILL CONFLICT. VIOLENTLY. Nebuchadnezzar II becomes king of Mesopotamia, instating the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He orders construction on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are ultimately destroyed in a kaiju attack.
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334 BCE
The Wars of Alexander the Great
Military: WarTHE HUMAN FASCINATION WITH CONFLICT IS DISTURBING. Alexander the Great invades the Achaemenid Empire and begins a series of wars while hunting down kaiju and cryptids to prove his excellence.
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300 BCE
The Discovery of Madagascar
Discovery, ExplorationTHINGS WILL NOT REMAIN HIDDEN FROM THE HUMANS FOR LONG. Ancient sailors make landfall on Madagascar.
The Common Era
0 CE - 2020 CE
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69 CE
The Flavian Amphitheater
Construction beginning/endTHE RIVALRY BETWEEN HUMANS AND KAIJU GOES FROM SURVIVABILITY TO CRUELTY. The Flavian Amphitheater is constructed under Emperor Vespasian for combat. Kaiju and cryptid are captured historically to be slaughtered for amusement.
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793 CE
The Viking Age
Military: BattleA MAJOR EXTINCTION EVENT BEGINS TO UNFOLD. The Vikings begin their raids throughout Europe and the Americas, with many kaiju and cryptids going extinct as a result.
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1095 CE
The Crusades
Military: BattleTHE HUMANS GROW MORE AND MORE UNRULY. The Latin Church wages its war against the Muslims for reclamation of the holy city Jerusalem, with the Knights Templar also hunting kaiju and cryptids out of fear of them being demons.
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1206 CE
The Rise of the Mongol Empire
Cultural eventTHEIR BLOODLUST GROWS. Genghis Khan unified the Mongol tribes into a major force and sets out to conquer lands throughout Eurasia, using sandworm kaiju for mounts.
Location
Earth -
1428 AD
The Rise of the Aztec Empire
Cultural eventHUMANS HAVE ALSO FORMED RELIGIONS OF WORSHIP AROUND THE KAIJU. The Aztec Empire is formed, with their religious system being built around the worship of kaiju they believe to be gods.
Location
Earth -
1493 AD
The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
Discovery, ExplorationHUMAN EXPLORATION AND INTERMINGLING HAVE PROVEN TO BE QUITE VIOLENT. THE ECOSYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO UNRAVEL. The Spanish Empire begins to colonize the Americas, putting them in conflict between Native American tribes and the Aztec Empire.
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1925 CE
The Discovery of Pellucidar
Discovery, ScientificIT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS LOST WORLD IS FOUND AND PILLAGED. An expedition into the Amazon Rainforest leads to the discovery of Pellucidar beneath Mount Roraima.
Location
Pellucidar -
1933 CE
The Rise of Nazi Germany
Diplomatic actionHUMAN CRUELTY ON SUCH A SCALE WILL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN. The Third Reich takes control of Germany and begins its plans to invade Europe in its genocidal conquest.
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1939 CE
World War II
Military: WarTHE ONLY TIME IN HISTORY A WAR WAS NECESSARY. World War II begins between the Allied and Axis powers for fate of the future of millions.
Location
Earth -
1942 AD
The Ahnenerbe's Discovery
Gathering / ConferenceKAIJU AND CRYPTIDS HAVE WENT UNKNOWN FOR SO LONG. NOW, THEY WILL BE HUNTED AGAIN. The Nazis begin hunting kaiju and cryptids down to establish Aryan superiority.
Location
Antarctica -
1947 CE
The Formation of Majestic
FoundingTHEY CANNOT HIDE FOREVER. THEY WILL BE FOUND, AND IT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD FOREVER. THEY WILL REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST. Majestic 12 is formed.
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1955 CE
Area 51
Construction beginning/endTHEY KNOW. A facility in the New Mexican desert is reconstructed and christened "Area 51", acting as the headquarters for the American Majestic.
Location
Area 51 -
1973 CE
The Nixon Tapes
Life, CareerTHE HUMANS' PARANOIA IS DANGEROUS. President Richard M. Nixon has a series of important tapes he had been recording leaked to the public, one of which was never released detailed a strange obsession with kaiju.
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1986 CE
The Chernobyl Disaster
Disaster / DestructionTHE HUMANS HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VERY ELEMENTS THEY WIELD. The Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine suffers a catastrophic meltdown, leading to a widespread evacuation of the entire area and the deaths of many people.
Location
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone -
2000 CE
Majestic Independence
Diplomatic actionDESTABILIY IS IMMINENT. Majestic splits from the United States government and becomes independent, relocating to Australia.