Wisdom Builder
History Trading Cards
MODE:
When
Stuff Happened
Emergence of the Great Apes (Great Apes LCA)
Great Ape Evolution
16.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 Million Years)
Tool potential begins, Neocortical expansion
Animals
Timeline
First Cynodonts
Mammal Evolution
~260 Million years ago
Mammal-like jaw and breathing.
Animals
Timeline
Bashanosaurus primitivus
Dinosaur Evolution
~168 million years ago.
Stegosaurus ancestor
Animals
Timeline
Oogamy: Early Gamete Specialization Before Animals
Evolution
~1.1 Billion Years Ago (inferred, +/- 100 million)
Small motile gamete and larger nutrient-rich gamete
Animals
Timeline
Proceratosaurus (T.Rex ancestor)
Dinosaur Evolution
Lived from 169 to 164 million years ago.
Not a bird ancestor, but part of the theropod mix.
Animals
Timeline
Asaphid trilobite
Arthropod Evolution
Lived from 470 to 445 million years ago.
Animals
Timeline
Long-Term Memory Evolves: Tiktaalik
Evolution
375 Mya
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
Animals
Timeline
Early Self-Awareness: Miacis
The Evolutionary Perspective
50 Million Years Ago
Territory memory, where things are, hippocampus development
Animals
Timeline