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Vol. XXIII, No. 4
165 This is the ultra-modern cormic calender, made by Dr. Carl Segan, the top-raak scientist of the world and approved by other high rank scientists
According to the chart given in the book 'Origin Of Species' written by charles Darwin and published recently in 1979 A.D. 'COSmological'incidents can be shown as under: 1. Nearly 5 thousand million years ago-The Big-Bang and
separation of the earth, 2. Nearly 4.6 thousand million years ago the crust of the earth
was formed. 3. Nearly 3.5 thousand million years ago--Life began aod bac.
teria were produced. 4. Nearly 1.7 thousand million years ago-Oxygen was produced
in the atmosphere. 5. Nearly 70 crore years ago-Production of multicellular living
beings, earth-worms and their
fossils. 6. Nearly 57 crore years ago-Production of fossils of many
kinds of invertebrate animals
for the first time. 7. Nearly 52.5 crore years ago-Production of fishes. 8. Nearly 38 crore years ago-Production of insects. 9. Nearly 36 crore years ago-Production of frogs etc. i.e.
amphibians i.e. animals moving
on earth and in water. 10. Nearly 28 crore years ago-Production of reptiles etc. i.e.
snake etc. 11. Nearly 22 crore years ago_High-level and foal-stage develop
ment of reptiles and production of
dinosaurs. 12. Nearly 21 crore years ago-Production of mammals. 13. Nearly 13 crore years ago-Control of dinosaurs i.e. Dino
saurs as a dominant and promi
nent animal. 14. Nearly 7 croro years ago-Utter destruction of dinosaurs. 15. Nearly 5 crore years ago-Development of mammals. 16. Nearly 1 crore years ago--Production of homioids for the
first time. Such durations of time as are mentioned above are shown in Jain cosmology also, These are described in ancient Agams i.c. Jaing
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