Est. 4 Billion Years Ago
THE EARLIEST LIFE FORMS ON EARTH WERE MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS THAT EVOLVED IN THE WATERS OF THE FIRST OCEANS.
Est. 5.5 Million Years Ago
THE FIRST PRIMATES EVOLVED IN THE FORM OF THE RODENT-LIKE CLIMBERS CARPOLESTES AND DRYOMOMYS, EVOLVING FEATURES THAT SET THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE APPEARANCE OF MODERN PRIMATES, INCLUDING FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS.
Est. 3.2 Million Years Ago
THE EARLIEST UNDISPUTED MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY WERE THE AUSTRALOPITHS, AS, THEY WOULD HAVE GROWN TO SIZES SIMILAR TO CHIMPS.
