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Timetracks

Our core exhibits offer a journey through billions of years of New Mexico's natural history, from the formation of the universe to the present day.

12 billion to 251 million years ago:
from the beginning of the universe through the Paleozoic Era

The Triassic Period, 251 million to 202 million years ago

Jurassic, 202 million to 144 million years ago

Cretaceous Period, 144 million to 66 million years ago

Paleogene and Neogene Periods, 65 million to 1.8 million years ago

Paleogene and Neogene Periods, 65 million to 1.8 million years ago

Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs, 4 million to 10,000 years ago

Pleistocene, 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago