Notional depiction of the Big Bang
Wikipedia: Big Bang
Video: Early Universal Expansion

Milky Way

8799997990 bc - Present A spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way. Formation of the "thin disk" of the Milky Way occurred approx. 8.8 billion years ago.
Wikipedia: Milky Way
Video: Milky Way Formation Simulation

Solar System

4899997990 bc - Present Artists rendition of the early solar system while planetary formation was still ongoing
Wikipedia: Solar System
Video: Solar System Formation

4499997990 bc - Present Recent image of Earth. Approx. 4.5 billion years ago the Earth's atmospheric composition and geography were significantly different.
Wikipedia: Earth
Video: Formation of Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_evolution ***** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JzUgi6YNlY

Simple Cells

3799997990 bc - Present Simple cell with layer separating the internal and external environments
Wikipedia: Abiogenesis
Video: Abiogenesis

2999997990 bc - Present Photosynthetic algae. Photosynthesis granted access to solar energy, greatly increased the Earth's biomass, and oxygenated the early atmosphere.
Wikipedia: Photosynthesis
Video: Volvox

Complex Cells

1999997990 bc - Present A complex cell (protozoa) with internal organelles and flagella.
Wikipedia: Eukaryotic organisms
Video: Flagellate

Multicellular Life

999997990 bc - Present Simple multicellular organism
Wikipedia: Multicellular Organisms

Simple Animals

599997990 bc - Present A simple sedentary animal, the sea sponge.
Wikipedia: Animals
Video: Sea Mounts

569997990 bc - Present While this trilobite is extinct, its successors are still prolific creatures in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Wikipedia: Arthropods
Video: Small Marine Arthropods with great music

Complex Animals

549997990 bc - Present A nautilus, which uses jets of water to propel itself
See "Animals"
Video: Amazing Invisible Octopus

Fish / Proto-amphibians

499997990 bc - Present A frilled shark. Sharks have existed in the World's ocean for over 400 million years.
Wikipedia: Fish
Video: Shark vs. Octopus

Land Plants

474997990 bc - Present Ferns were among the first land plants
Wikipedia: Land plants

Insects / Seeds

399997990 bc - Present A relatively primitive insect, the Firebrat prefers warm climates
Wikipedia: Insects
Video: Rhinoceros Beetle

359997990 bc - Present This Japanese Giant Salamander has changed little in the past 20 million years.
Wikipedia: Amphibians
Video: Japanese Giant Salamander

299997990 bc - Present Among the oldest living reptiles, crocodiles are well adapted to their native semi-aquatic environments
Wikipedia: Reptiles
Video: Here Be Dragons

199997990 bc - Present While this elephant shrew is a modern mammal, it is similar in appearance to the earliest mammal ancestor.
Wikipedia: Mammals
Article: Mammalian Ancestor
Video: Blue Planet - Blue Whale

129997990 bc - Present The evolution of flowers improved the sexual reproductive capacity of many plant species
Wikipedia: Flowers

64997990 bc - Present Rendition of an early insectivore believed to be one of the first primates.
Wikipedia: Primate evolution
Video: Early Primate

7997990 bc - Present Wikipedia: Apes
Video: Baby Chimp

2497990 bc - Present Wikipedia: Genus Homo

197990 bc - Present Wikipedia: Homo Sapiens

2597090 bc - Present Wikipedia: Tools
Video (en español): Early Tool Use

Agriculture / Civilization

10000 bc - Present Wikipedia: Civilization
Video: Ancient Civilization

1860 - Present Wikipedia: Industrial Revolution

Digital Computing

1942 - Present Wikipedia: Computer
Video: Early Digital Computer

dec 1942 - Present Image of a nuclear power plant cooling tower. Chicago Pile-1 achieved criticality on December 2, 1942 and was the first sustained nuclear reaction. This work became part of the Manhattan Project.
Wikipedia: Nuclear Power
Video: Nuclear Reactor Lab

Human Space Travel

1961 - Present Wikipedia: Space Flight
Wikipedia: Vostok 1
Video: Yuri Gagarin Launch Reenactment

oct 1969 - Present Map of the modern internet. The ARPANet first went live in October 1969, with communications between the University of California in Los Angeles and the Stanford Research Institute.
Wikipedia: Internet
Video: History of The Internet
Website: Map of The Internet

Genetic Engineering

1973 - Present The first viable genetically modified organism, an E. coli bacterium expressing an exogenic Salmonella gene, was created in 1973.
Wikipedia: Genetically Modified Organism
Video: Gene Splicing

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