Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by more than 10M years

Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by SomewhatLikely on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:37PM (#35576541)

I asked ChatGPT 4 if it could add any entries. It came up with the following. I haven't checked for veracity, I'm using it more as an interesting exercise/starting point for checking for gaps:

Origin of life (3.5-3.8 bya): First single-celled organisms.

Eukaryotes emerge (1.6-2.1 bya): First eukaryotic cells.

Ediacaran biota (635-541 mya): Soft-bodied multicellular life.

Cambrian explosion (541 mya): Rapid life diversification.

Carboniferous Period (359-299 mya): Winged insects, high oxygen.

Permian-Triassic extinction (252 mya): Largest mass extinction.

Mammals evolve (225 mya): Small, nocturnal mammals.

First birds (160 mya): Birds from dinosaurs.

K-Pg extinction event (66 mya): Dinosaurs extinct, mammals rise.

Grasses evolve (70-55 mya): Emergence of grasses.

Ice Ages (2.6 mya - present): Repeated ice ages.

Agricultural Revolution (12k-10k years ago): Agriculture emerges.

Writing systems (5k-4k years ago): Writing invented.

Industrial Revolution (18th-19th centuries): Rapid industrialization.

Atomic Age (1945-present): Nuclear technology era.

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Re:Project pushes back the hominid timeline in Africa by mor... by culi on Saturday April 15, 2023 @10:28AM (#35580916)

Ah birds and the evolution of grasses would be good adds, thanks. I only include entries that are meaningful to me which happens to be biased towards botany. I'd highly recommend anyone else keep their own lists though. Really gratifying to watch it grow over time

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