Evolution Timeline (James, Peter)

  • 35,000 BCE

    Cyanobacteria (3.5 Billon BCE)

    Oldest known bacteria -
    Formed structures known as Stromatolites -
    Capable of Photosynthesis and release Oxygen
  • 20,000 BCE

    First Unicellular Eukaryotic Fossil (2 Billion BCE)

  • 16,000 BCE

    First Multicellular Eukaryotic Fossil (1.6 Billion BCE)

  • 5600 BCE

    First Animal Fossil Found (560 Million BCE)

  • Primordial Soup Theory

  • RNA World Hypothesis

  • Ribosyme Discovery