Made Of

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Made from

rockseawater

3steps from the big bang

15things can go into it

hydrothermal vent

NaturalPlace

Cracks in the sea floor where hot, mineral-rich water meets the cold ocean. Many scientists think life began at places like this.

First appearedAbout 4.4 billion years ago

Needed by

amino acidsLUCAnucleotidesRNA

Cracks in the sea floor where hot, mineral-rich water meets the cold ocean. Many scientists think life began at places like this.

From the big bang to hydrothermal vent

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

hydrothermal ventc. 4.4 bn yrs ago