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By Michael Alan Prestwood

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MASTER TL: All timeline entries. It explores the history of the universe, Earth, science, and human history. You can filter topics too. Enjoy!

Singularity

13.8 Billion Years Ago

Higly speculative.

Big Bang Expansion

13.8 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Planck Era

Electrostatic plasma sphere in the dark. Tesla coil - physics experiment

13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond

Highly Speculative. An irrational idea rationally deduced.

Free Will

How predetermined are our choices?

Evolution

Our true origin story.

Grand Unification Era

Science physics formula e=mc2, Theory of relativity composed with colored and carved stones

13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond

Mostly speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced.

Cultural Transmission

What separates humans from animals.

Inflationary Epoch

Person shining a light at the sky and making the stars rapidly move in circles - fantasy concept

13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond

A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.

Electroweak Era

big bang, black hole, supermassive star, galaxy, cosmos, physical, science fiction wallpaper.

13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond

A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.

Nucleosynthesis Period

Closeup shot of a colorful plasma ball on a black background

13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Hour

A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.

First Atoms

Molecules or atom isolated on blue background

13.7 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Population III Stars: Heavier Elements

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

13.6 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Population II Stars: Heavy Element Synthesis

Cosmos Stars Cluster Structure Stunning Astrophotography Dramatic Celestial Wallpaper. Bright blue n

13.59 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Galaxies are Born

13.4 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Birth of the Milky Way

About 13.39 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Interstellar Clouds: Organic Molecules

debris of a stellar explosion, 3d illustration

10 Billion Years Ago

Verified: 10 to 7 Billion Years Ago

Population I Stars: Like our Sun

10 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Birth of the Sun

Epic sun surface flare prominence solar system

4.6 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

Earth is Born

Solar system planets set. The Sun and planets in a row on univer

4.5 Billion Years Ago

Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.

First Atmosphere: Hydrogen & Helium

4.48 Billion Years Ago

4.49 to 4.6 Billion Years Ago

Inorganic Precursors to Organic Molecules

4.45 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 4.2 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago

Moon Formation

4.44 Billion Years Ago

About 60 million years after Earth forms.

Second Atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide & Nitrogen

4.3 Billion Years Ago

4.5 to 4 Billion Years Ago

First Oceans: Fresh Water

4.2 Billion Years Ago

4 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago

Chemical Evolution of Organic Molecules

3d illustration. Model of serotonin molecule, Hormone of Happiness

4.1 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 4 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago

Formation of Prebiotic Microenvironments

4 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.9 to 4.1 Billion Years Ago

First Life: Self-Replicating Molecules

a group of orange and red objects floating in the air

3.95 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.85 to 4.15 Billion Years Ago

Cellular Membranes

3.9 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.8 to 4.1 Billion Years Ago

RNA World

3.85 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.75 to 4.05 Billion Years Ago

Late Heavy Bombardment

3.8 Billion Yeas Ago

From 4.6 to 3.8 bya.

Assembly of Protocells

3.8 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.7 to 4 Billion Years Ago

Metabolic Pathways

3.75 Billion Years Ago

Spedulative guess: 3.65 to 3.95 Billion Years Ago

Prokaryotic Life

3.7 Billion Years Ago; Before LUCA

Spedulative guess: 3.6 to 3.9 Billion Years Ago

LUCA: Last Universal Common Ancestor

3.6 Billion BCE

Spedulative guess: 3.5 to 3.8 Billion Years Ago

Second Oceans: From Fresh to Salty

3.5 Billion Years Ago

3.5 to 2.5 Billion Years Ago

Oldest Known Fossil-Microorganisms

3.42 Billion BCE

3.42 to 3.7 Billion BCE

Cyanobacteria: Sun Energy as Food!

top view of woman holding paper cut sun and planet with renewable energy sources on turquoise

2.7 Billion Years Ago

2.7 to 2.6 BYA

The First True Eukaryotes

2.4 Billion Years Ago (+/- 300 million years)

Third Atmosphere: Oxygen Atmosphere

2.4 Billion Years Ago

2.4 BYA to about 540 MYA

Protozoa Evolve

2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million years)

Animals, Plants, and Fungi Split

1.7 Billion BCE

Red-Green Algae Split

1.5 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million years)

Blood Emerges

1.2 Billion Years Ago

Sexual Reproduction

Sperm and egg cell on microscope. Scientific background.

Before 1 Billion BCE

Precambrian era

Touch Emerges: Proto-Sensing.

800 Mya

Proto-Sensing.

First Multicellular Animals

640 Million Years Ago

640 to 600 Million Years Ago

First Egg Layers

638 Million Years Ago

640 to 600 Million Years Ago

Presentient Animals Emerge: The Ediacaran Prelude

635-600 Million Years Ago

Proto-brain; Pre-brain memory; Presentient.

Chemoreception: Taste and Smell Emerge

600 Mya

First True Animals – Comb Jellyfish

560 Million BCE

560 to 550 Million Years Ago

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