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MODE:
When
Stuff Happened
Bacterial Endosymbiosis: Origin of Eukaryotes
Evolution
~1.9 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
Bacteria are added to eukaryote ancestor cells
Plants
Timeline
The K-Pg Extinction
Evolution
66.04 million years ago (+/- 900 years).
Cause: Massive Meteor
Plants
Timeline
Modern Trees: Modern Leaves
Plant Evolution
145 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million years)
Rapid vascular transport
Plants
Timeline
First True Trees: Spore Reproduction
Plant Evolution
385 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million years)
Secondary growth wood and deep roots
Plants
Timeline
The First Flowers
Plant Evolution
By 130 Million Years Ago
Molecular analysis might push this back to 149 or maybe even 256 mya.
Plants
Timeline
LECA: Likely Sexual Reproduction
Evolution
~1.75 billion years ago (+/- 50 million)
Last Eukaryote Common Ancestor
Plants
Timeline
Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: Volcanoes Open the Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
~201 Million Years Ago
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions
Plants
Timeline
Prokaryotic Life
Evolution
3.73 Billion Years Ago (after LUCA)
Membrane and metabolic diversity.
Plants
Timeline