Distant past

This page covers events in the Doctor Who universe from the Big Bang (and perhaps earlier!) to the development of modern humans, about 100,000 BCE. For later events, see the pages for Early human history, the 15th Century and subsequent eras.



Timeline

 * 4 billion B.C.: The last Jagaroth ship explodes on primitive Earth. The explosion kills the crew and splinters Scaroth into 12 sections in Human history. The explosion also causes the development of life on Earth, meaning that to prevent the explosion would leave the planet a desolate rock. (DW: City of Death)
 * The dialogue in the show states "400 million years" several times, but this is clearly wrong.


 * Unknown point (possibly the Silurian, Jurassic or Eocene period): The Silurians and Sea Devils develop an advanced culture, but are forced underground due to the arrival of the moon.
 * 150 million B.C.: A civil war erupts on Kastria, which leads to the destruction of Eldrad and the eventual extinction of the Kastrians. (DW: The Hand of Fear)
 * 65 million B.C.: The crash of a Cyberman freighter causes the extinction of the dinosaurs. (DW: Earthshock)
 * Millions of years ago: The Mastons go extinct when their planet is destroyed. (DW: Slipback)
 * 20,000 B.C.: Two Krynoid pods arrived in Antarctica and go into hibernation. (DW: The Seeds of Doom)