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evolutionary first times
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| first life | 4 bya |
| first mammals | 200 mya |
| first vertebrates | 400 mya |
| first placental mammals | 65 mya |
| first primates | 50-65 mya |
| first apes | 25-30 mya |
| human line splits from apes | 6 mya |
| first bipedal locomotion | 4 mya |
| first stone tool use | 2.5 mya |
| fire harnessed (cooking) | 1.6 mya |
| hominoid brain begins rapid expansion, diverging from great ape | 1.2 mya |
| homo sapiens spread to all continents besides Americas | 40 kya |