4steps from the big bang
115things can go into it
crude oil
NaturalMineral
Dead plankton, buried and slowly cooked underground for millions of years.
First appearedDate not yet known
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Dead plankton, buried and slowly cooked underground for millions of years.
From the big bang to crude oil
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
water4.4 bn yrs ago
planktonc. 2.7 bn yrs ago
crude oildate unknown