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Dinosaurs and Mammals（Paleontological reconstruction oil painting）

AccelerationFour-dimensional view230 million years ago

230 million years ago

Dinosaurs and Mammals

Dinosaurs rule the land for more than 100 million years; after an asteroid impact, mammals rise and primates appear.

Art style · Paleontological reconstruction oil painting

Origin of Life on EarthDinosaurs and MammalsAI Agents
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Kardashev index

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World population

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No reliable data yet · data begins 12,000 years ago

Total human primary energy power

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No reliable data yet · data begins 12,000 years ago

Compute per dollar

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No reliable data yet · data begins 1945

Fastest delivery time for a message from London to New York

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No reliable data yet · data begins 1620

Fastest speed reached by humans

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No reliable data yet · data begins 302,000 years ago

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  1. 580 million years agoLife

    About 575 million years ago, early large multicellular organisms diversified on the seafloor. Source

  2. 540 million years agoLife

    Most modern animal phyla appeared within a geologically brief span of time. Source

  3. 470 million years agoLife

    Spore fossils of land plants appear in the Middle Ordovician, and the land begins to turn green. Source

  4. 380 million years agoLife

    Tiktaalik combined features of fish and tetrapods, showing vertebrates evolving toward life on land. Source

  5. 250 million years agoLife

    The most severe mass extinction in Earth's history wiped out most marine species. Source

  6. 230 million years agoLife

    Dinosaurs arose in the Late Triassic and went on to dominate the land for more than 100 million years. Source

  7. 230 million years agoLife

    Mammals evolved from cynodonts, with origins tracing back to the Late Triassic. Source

  8. 66 million years agoLife

    After an asteroid impact, the non-avian dinosaurs died out and mammals went on to flourish. Source

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