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plankton
NaturalLiving
Tiny drifting ocean life. Ocean plankton produce about half of all the oxygen made on Earth.
First appearedAbout 2.7 billion years ago
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Tiny drifting ocean life. Ocean plankton produce about half of all the oxygen made on Earth.
From the big bang to plankton
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