5steps from the big bang
30things can go into it
archaea
NaturalLiving
Look like bacteria but are a separate branch of life. Many thrive in boiling springs and salt lakes.
First appearedAbout 3.5 billion years ago
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Evolved from
Evolved into
Look like bacteria but are a separate branch of life. Many thrive in boiling springs and salt lakes.
From the big bang to archaea
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
amino acidsdate unknown
proteinsc. 4.2 bn yrs ago
LUCAc. 4.2 bn yrs ago
archaeac. 3.5 bn yrs ago