The History of Life Compressed into 24 Hours

Timeline of Events

4:00 a.m.: Rise of the first simple single-celled organisms.
1:00 p.m.: Formation of the first eukaryotic cells (cells with internal organs) through symbiotic engulfment.
6:30 p.m.: Development of the first multicellular life.
8:30 p.m.: Appearance of sea plants.
8:50 p.m.: Sudden emergence of animal life, including jellyfish, vertebrates, and trilobites.
Just before 10:00 p.m.: Plants begin to appear on land.
10:24 p.m.: The Earth is covered in Carboniferous forests, and the first winged insects appear.
With less than an hour left: Dominance of reptiles on land.
11:41 p.m.: Dinosaurs vanish after a mass extinction event.
After 11:41 p.m.: Age of mammals begins.
Last few minutes: Apes split from Old World monkeys.
1 minute and 17 seconds before midnight: Emergence of humans.
Last few seconds: All recorded human history fits in.

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Life has existed and evolved on Earth for an estimated 3.8 billion years.
The Earth's 4.5 billion-year history can be visualized within a 24-hour day.
The emergence of complex life forms took substantial periods of time, with humans appearing just moments before "midnight."