The dawn of planet Earth

Join Ackerley the Acanthostega and travel back 4.5 billion years, when our planet was formed, then onwards to the appearance of the first organisms. Later still warm seas allowed fish to thrive and plants blossomed to give food and shelter to flying and scurrying insects. Discover facts, fossils and scientific thoughts about the birth of our planet, early life, giant insects, and early land-based animals.