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authorAndrew Cady <d@cryptonomic.net>2022-09-21 07:54:42 -0400
committerAndrew Cady <d@cryptonomic.net>2022-09-21 07:54:42 -0400
commitf4e78615e88a9f5cd0b842de76feae556908b16b (patch)
tree77851c8a4aeb64a48b2444c8c46459e92ad30d86
parent59056530f9fbaa15b7deb2f6d4ba42ec5d06c8e2 (diff)
fix long source code lines
-rw-r--r--CosmicCalendar.hs665
1 files changed, 546 insertions, 119 deletions
diff --git a/CosmicCalendar.hs b/CosmicCalendar.hs
index cdc5893..2eb2350 100644
--- a/CosmicCalendar.hs
+++ b/CosmicCalendar.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import Control.Monad.RWS
26import Data.Time.Calendar.OrdinalDate 26import Data.Time.Calendar.OrdinalDate
27import Data.Text.Format.Numbers 27import Data.Text.Format.Numbers
28import NeatInterpolation 28import NeatInterpolation
29import Data.Text (Text) 29import qualified Data.Text as Text
30import Data.Text (Text, pack, unpack)
30 31
31import Rebase.Data.Map.Strict (Map) 32import Rebase.Data.Map.Strict (Map)
32import qualified Rebase.Data.Map.Strict as Map 33import qualified Rebase.Data.Map.Strict as Map
@@ -123,8 +124,21 @@ getCurrentCalendarEntry (localTimeToYearElapsed -> t) = snd <$> Map.lookupLE t t
123getNextCalendarEntry :: LocalTime -> Maybe CalendarEntry 124getNextCalendarEntry :: LocalTime -> Maybe CalendarEntry
124getNextCalendarEntry (localTimeToYearElapsed -> t) = snd <$> Map.lookupGT t theCalendar 125getNextCalendarEntry (localTimeToYearElapsed -> t) = snd <$> Map.lookupGT t theCalendar
125 126
127unwrap :: CalendarEntry -> CalendarEntry
128unwrap x@CalendarEntry{..} = x { calDescription = unwrapText calDescription }
129 where
130 unwrapText :: Text -> Text
131 unwrapText = pack . unlines . map unwords . foldr process [] . lines . unpack
132 process line [] = [[line]]
133 process line ((x:xs):ys) | shouldMerge line x = (line:x:xs):ys
134 process line rest = [line]:rest
135 shouldMerge :: String -> String -> Bool
136 shouldMerge "" _ = False
137 shouldMerge _ "" = False
138 shouldMerge _ _ = True
139
126theCalendarList :: [CalendarEntry] 140theCalendarList :: [CalendarEntry]
127theCalendarList = 141theCalendarList = map unwrap
128 [ 142 [
129 CalendarEntry 0 Nothing "The Big Bang" "The universe begins" "" "", 143 CalendarEntry 0 Nothing "The Big Bang" "The universe begins" "" "",
130 CalendarEntry (370 & thousandYears & afterBigBang) 144 CalendarEntry (370 & thousandYears & afterBigBang)
@@ -141,7 +155,13 @@ theCalendarList =
141 CalendarEntry (4.6 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing 155 CalendarEntry (4.6 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing
142 "Formation of the Sun" 156 "Formation of the Sun"
143 "The formation of the solar system begins" 157 "The formation of the solar system begins"
144 "The formation of the Solar System began about 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud.[1] Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed." 158 [text|
159 The formation of the Solar System began about 4.6 billion years ago with the
160 gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud.[1] Most
161 of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the
162 rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons,
163 asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.
164 |]
145 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System", 165 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System",
146 CalendarEntry (4.54 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing 166 CalendarEntry (4.54 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing
147 "Formation of Earth" 167 "Formation of Earth"
@@ -155,16 +175,40 @@ theCalendarList =
155 [text| 175 [text|
156 (Stones with sharp edges.) 176 (Stones with sharp edges.)
157 177
158 The earliest known Oldowan tools yet found date from 2.6 million years ago, during the Lower Palaeolithic period, and have been uncovered at Gona in Ethiopia.[16] After this date, the Oldowan Industry subsequently spread throughout much of Africa, although archaeologists are currently unsure which Hominan species first developed them, with some speculating that it was Australopithecus garhi, and others believing that it was in fact Homo habilis.[17] 178 The earliest known Oldowan tools yet found date from 2.6 million years ago,
159 179 during the Lower Palaeolithic period, and have been uncovered at Gona in
160 Homo habilis was the hominin who used the tools for most of the Oldowan in Africa, but at about 1.9-1.8 million years ago Homo erectus inherited them. The Industry flourished in southern and eastern Africa between 2.6 and 1.7 million years ago, but was also spread out of Africa and into Eurasia by travelling bands of H. erectus, who took it as far east as Java by 1.8 million years ago and Northern China by 1.6 million years ago. 180 Ethiopia.[16] After this date, the Oldowan Industry subsequently spread
181 throughout much of Africa, although archaeologists are currently unsure
182 which Hominan species first developed them, with some speculating that it
183 was Australopithecus garhi, and others believing that it was in fact Homo
184 habilis.[17]
185
186 Homo habilis was the hominin who used the tools for most of the Oldowan in
187 Africa, but at about 1.9-1.8 million years ago Homo erectus inherited them.
188 The Industry flourished in southern and eastern Africa between 2.6 and 1.7
189 million years ago, but was also spread out of Africa and into Eurasia by
190 travelling bands of H. erectus, who took it as far east as Java by 1.8
191 million years ago and Northern China by 1.6 million years ago.
161 |] 192 |]
162 "", 193 "",
163 194
164 CalendarEntry (1.8 & millionYearsAgo) Nothing 195 CalendarEntry (1.8 & millionYearsAgo) Nothing
165 "First major transition in stone tool technology" 196 "First major transition in stone tool technology"
166 "Mode II: The Acheulean Industry" 197 "Mode II: The Acheulean Industry"
167 "From the Konso Formation of Ethiopia, Acheulean hand-axes are dated to about 1.5 million years ago using radiometric dating of deposits containing volcanic ashes.[6] Acheulean tools in South Asia have also been found to be dated as far as 1.5 million years ago.[7] However, the earliest accepted examples of the Acheulean currently known come from the West Turkana region of Kenya and were first described by a French-led archaeology team.[8] These particular Acheulean tools were recently dated through the method of magnetostratigraphy to about 1.76 million years ago, making them the oldest not only in Africa but the world.[9] The earliest user of Acheulean tools was Homo ergaster, who first appeared about 1.8 million years ago. Not all researchers use this formal name, and instead prefer to call these users early Homo erectus.[3]" 198 [text|
199 From the Konso Formation of Ethiopia, Acheulean hand-axes are dated to about
200 1.5 million years ago using radiometric dating of deposits containing
201 volcanic ashes.[6] Acheulean tools in South Asia have also been found to be
202 dated as far as 1.5 million years ago.[7] However, the earliest accepted
203 examples of the Acheulean currently known come from the West Turkana region
204 of Kenya and were first described by a French-led archaeology team.[8] These
205 particular Acheulean tools were recently dated through the method of
206 magnetostratigraphy to about 1.76 million years ago, making them the oldest
207 not only in Africa but the world.[9] The earliest user of Acheulean tools
208 was Homo ergaster, who first appeared about 1.8 million years ago. Not all
209 researchers use this formal name, and instead prefer to call these users
210 early Homo erectus.[3]
211 |]
168 "", 212 "",
169 213
170 CalendarEntry (160 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing 214 CalendarEntry (160 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing
@@ -173,35 +217,96 @@ theCalendarList =
173 [text| 217 [text|
174 (Stone scrapers, knives, and projectile points) 218 (Stone scrapers, knives, and projectile points)
175 219
176 The technique is first found in the Lower Palaeolithic but is most commonly associated with the Neanderthal Mousterian industries of the Middle Palaeolithic. In the Levant, the Levallois technique was also used by anatomically modern humans during the Middle Stone Age. In North Africa, the Levallois technique was used in the Middle Stone Age, most notably in the Aterian industry to produce very small projectile points. While Levallois cores do display some variability in their platforms, their flake production surfaces show remarkable uniformity. As the Levallois technique is counterintuitive, teaching the process is necessary and thus language is a prerequisite for such technology.[2] 220 The technique is first found in the Lower Palaeolithic but is most commonly
177 221 associated with the Neanderthal Mousterian industries of the Middle
178 The Mousterian (or Mode III) is a techno-complex (archaeological industry) of stone tools, associated primarily with the Neanderthals in Europe, and to a lesser extent the earliest anatomically modern humans in North Africa and West Asia. The Mousterian largely defines the latter part of the Middle Paleolithic, the middle of the West Eurasian Old Stone Age. It lasted roughly from 160,000 to 40,000 BP. If its predecessor, known as Levallois or Levallois-Mousterian, is included, the range is extended to as early as c. 300,000–200,000 BP.[2] The main following period is the Aurignacian (c. 43,000–28,000 BP) of Homo sapiens. 222 Palaeolithic. In the Levant, the Levallois technique was also used by
223 anatomically modern humans during the Middle Stone Age. In North Africa, the
224 Levallois technique was used in the Middle Stone Age, most notably in the
225 Aterian industry to produce very small projectile points. While Levallois
226 cores do display some variability in their platforms, their flake production
227 surfaces show remarkable uniformity. As the Levallois technique is
228 counterintuitive, teaching the process is necessary and thus language is a
229 prerequisite for such technology.[2]
230
231 The Mousterian (or Mode III) is a techno-complex (archaeological industry)
232 of stone tools, associated primarily with the Neanderthals in Europe, and to
233 a lesser extent the earliest anatomically modern humans in North Africa and
234 West Asia. The Mousterian largely defines the latter part of the Middle
235 Paleolithic, the middle of the West Eurasian Old Stone Age. It lasted
236 roughly from 160,000 to 40,000 BP. If its predecessor, known as Levallois or
237 Levallois-Mousterian, is included, the range is extended to as early as c.
238 300,000–200,000 BP.[2] The main following period is the Aurignacian (c.
239 43,000–28,000 BP) of Homo sapiens.
179 |] 240 |]
180 "", 241 "",
181 242
182 CalendarEntry (115 & thousandYearsAgo) (Just $ 11.7 & thousandYearsAgo) 243 CalendarEntry (115 & thousandYearsAgo) (Just $ 11.7 & thousandYearsAgo)
183 "The Ice Age begins" 244 "The Ice Age begins"
184 "The Last Glacial Period" 245 "The Last Glacial Period"
185 "The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known colloquially as the last ice age or simply ice age,[1] occurred from the end of the Eemian to the end of the Younger Dryas, encompassing the period c. 115,000 – c. 11,700 years ago. The LGP is part of a larger sequence of glacial and interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation which started around 2,588,000 years ago and is ongoing.[2] The definition of the Quaternary as beginning 2.58 million years ago (Mya) is based on the formation of the Arctic ice cap. The Antarctic ice sheet began to form earlier, at about 34 Mya, in the mid-Cenozoic (Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used to include this early phase.[3]" 246 [text|
247 The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known colloquially as the last ice age
248 or simply ice age,[1] occurred from the end of the Eemian to the end of the
249 Younger Dryas, encompassing the period c. 115,000 – c. 11,700 years ago. The
250 LGP is part of a larger sequence of glacial and interglacial periods known
251 as the Quaternary glaciation which started around 2,588,000 years ago and is
252 ongoing.[2] The definition of the Quaternary as beginning 2.58 million years
253 ago (Mya) is based on the formation of the Arctic ice cap. The Antarctic ice
254 sheet began to form earlier, at about 34 Mya, in the mid-Cenozoic
255 (Eocene–Oligocene extinction event). The term Late Cenozoic Ice Age is used
256 to include this early phase.[3]
257 |]
186 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period", 258 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period",
187 259
188 CalendarEntry (50 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing 260 CalendarEntry (50 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing
189 "Third major transition in stone tool technology" 261 "Third major transition in stone tool technology"
190 "Mode IV: The Aurignacian Industry" 262 "Mode IV: The Aurignacian Industry"
191 "The widespread use of long blades (rather than flakes) of the Upper Palaeolithic Mode 4 industries appeared during the Upper Palaeolithic between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, although blades were produced in small quantities much earlier by Neanderthals.[20] The Aurignacian culture seems to have been the first to rely largely on blades.[21] The use of blades exponentially increases the efficiency of core usage compared to the Levallois flake technique, which had a similar advantage over Acheulean technology which was worked from cores." 263 [text|
264 The widespread use of long blades (rather than flakes) of the Upper
265 Palaeolithic Mode 4 industries appeared during the Upper Palaeolithic
266 between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, although blades were produced in small
267 quantities much earlier by Neanderthals.[20] The Aurignacian culture seems
268 to have been the first to rely largely on blades.[21] The use of blades
269 exponentially increases the efficiency of core usage compared to the
270 Levallois flake technique, which had a similar advantage over Acheulean
271 technology which was worked from cores.
272 |]
192 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_tool#Mode_IV:_The_Aurignacian_Industry", 273 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_tool#Mode_IV:_The_Aurignacian_Industry",
193 274
194 CalendarEntry (35 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing 275 CalendarEntry (35 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing
195 "Last major transition in stone tool technology" 276 "Last major transition in stone tool technology"
196 "Mode V: The Microlithic Industries" 277 "Mode V: The Microlithic Industries"
197 "Mode 5 stone tools involve the production of microliths, which were used in composite tools, mainly fastened to a shaft.[22] Examples include the Magdalenian culture. Such a technology makes much more efficient use of available materials like flint, although required greater skill in manufacturing the small flakes. Mounting sharp flint edges in a wood or bone handle is the key innovation in microliths, essentially because the handle gives the user protection against the flint and also improves leverage of the device." 278 [text|
279 Mode 5 stone tools involve the production of microliths, which were
280 used in composite tools, mainly fastened to a shaft.[22] Examples include
281 the Magdalenian culture. Such a technology makes much more efficient use of
282 available materials like flint, although required greater skill in
283 manufacturing the small flakes. Mounting sharp flint edges in a wood or bone
284 handle is the key innovation in microliths, essentially because the handle
285 gives the user protection against the flint and also improves leverage of
286 the device.
287 |]
198 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_tool#Mode_V:_The_Microlithic_Industries" 288 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_tool#Mode_V:_The_Microlithic_Industries"
199 , 289 ,
200 290
201 CalendarEntry (12 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing 291 CalendarEntry (12 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing
202 "Agriculture leads to permanent settlements" 292 "Agriculture leads to permanent settlements"
203 "Neolithic age (\"new stone age\")" 293 "Neolithic age (\"new stone age\")"
204 "Wild grains were collected and eaten from at least 105,000 years ago.[2] However, domestication did not occur until much later. The earliest evidence of small-scale cultivation of edible grasses is from around 21,000 BC with the Ohalo II people on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.[3] By around 9500 BC, the eight Neolithic founder crops – emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, hulled barley, peas, lentils, bitter vetch, chickpeas, and flax – were cultivated in the Levant.[4] Rye may have been cultivated earlier, but this claim remains controversial.[5] Rice was domesticated in China by 6200 BC[6] with earliest known cultivation from 5700 BC, followed by mung, soy and azuki beans. Rice was also independently domesticated in West Africa and cultivated by 1000 BC.[7][8] Pigs were domesticated in Mesopotamia around 11,000 years ago, followed by sheep. Cattle were domesticated from the wild aurochs in the areas of modern Turkey and India around 8500 BC. Camels were domesticated late, perhaps around 3000 BC." 294 [text|
295 Wild grains were collected and eaten from at least 105,000 years ago.[2]
296 However, domestication did not occur until much later. The earliest evidence
297 of small-scale cultivation of edible grasses is from around 21,000 BC with
298 the Ohalo II people on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.[3] By around 9500
299 BC, the eight Neolithic founder crops – emmer wheat, einkorn wheat, hulled
300 barley, peas, lentils, bitter vetch, chickpeas, and flax – were cultivated
301 in the Levant.[4] Rye may have been cultivated earlier, but this claim
302 remains controversial.[5] Rice was domesticated in China by 6200 BC[6] with
303 earliest known cultivation from 5700 BC, followed by mung, soy and azuki
304 beans. Rice was also independently domesticated in West Africa and
305 cultivated by 1000 BC.[7][8] Pigs were domesticated in Mesopotamia around
306 11,000 years ago, followed by sheep. Cattle were domesticated from the wild
307 aurochs in the areas of modern Turkey and India around 8500 BC. Camels were
308 domesticated late, perhaps around 3000 BC.
309 |]
205 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture", 310 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_agriculture",
206 311
207 CalendarEntry (6.5 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing 312 CalendarEntry (6.5 & thousandYearsAgo) Nothing
@@ -220,11 +325,36 @@ theCalendarList =
220 "Corded Ware culture" 325 "Corded Ware culture"
221 "" 326 ""
222 [text| 327 [text|
223 The Corded Ware culture comprises a broad archaeological horizon of Europe between ca. 3000 BCE – 2350 BCE, thus from the late Neolithic, through the Copper Age, and ending in the early Bronze Age.[2] Corded Ware culture encompassed a vast area, from the contact zone between the Yamnaya culture and the Corded Ware culture in south Central Europe, to the Rhine on the west and the Volga in the east, occupying parts of Northern Europe, Central Europe and Eastern Europe.[2][3] The Corded Ware culture is thought to have originated from the westward migration of Yamnaya-related people from the steppe-forest zone into the territory of late Neolithic European cultures such as the Globular Amphora and Funnelbeaker cultures,[4][5][6] and is considered to be a likely vector for the spread of many of the Indo-European languages in Europe and Asia.[1][7][8][9] 328 The Corded Ware culture comprises a broad archaeological horizon of Europe
224 329 between ca. 3000 BCE – 2350 BCE, thus from the late Neolithic, through the
225 Corded Ware encompassed most of continental northern Europe from the Rhine on the west to the Volga in the east, including most of modern-day Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland, northwestern Romania, northern Ukraine, and the European part of Russia, as well as coastal Norway and the southern portions of Sweden and Finland.[2] In the Late Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age, it encompassed the territory of nearly the entire Balkan Peninsula, where Corded Ware mixed with other steppe elements.[11] 330 Copper Age, and ending in the early Bronze Age.[2] Corded Ware culture
226 331 encompassed a vast area, from the contact zone between the Yamnaya culture
227 Archaeologists note that Corded Ware was not a "unified culture," as Corded Ware groups inhabiting a vast geographical area from the Rhine to Volga seem to have regionally specific subsistence strategies and economies.[2]: 226  There are differences in the material culture and in settlements and society.[2] At the same time, they had several shared elements that are characteristic of all Corded Ware groups, such as their burial practices, pottery with "cord" decoration and unique stone-axes.[2] 332 and the Corded Ware culture in south Central Europe, to the Rhine on the
333 west and the Volga in the east, occupying parts of Northern Europe, Central
334 Europe and Eastern Europe.[2][3] The Corded Ware culture is thought to have
335 originated from the westward migration of Yamnaya-related people from the
336 steppe-forest zone into the territory of late Neolithic European cultures
337 such as the Globular Amphora and Funnelbeaker cultures,[4][5][6] and is
338 considered to be a likely vector for the spread of many of the Indo-European
339 languages in Europe and Asia.[1][7][8][9]
340
341 Corded Ware encompassed most of continental northern Europe from the Rhine
342 on the west to the Volga in the east, including most of modern-day Germany,
343 the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Czech
344 Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland, northwestern Romania,
345 northern Ukraine, and the European part of Russia, as well as coastal Norway
346 and the southern portions of Sweden and Finland.[2] In the Late
347 Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age, it encompassed the territory of nearly the
348 entire Balkan Peninsula, where Corded Ware mixed with other steppe
349 elements.[11]
350
351 Archaeologists note that Corded Ware was not a "unified culture," as Corded
352 Ware groups inhabiting a vast geographical area from the Rhine to Volga seem
353 to have regionally specific subsistence strategies and economies.[2]: 226 
354 There are differences in the material culture and in settlements and
355 society.[2] At the same time, they had several shared elements that are
356 characteristic of all Corded Ware groups, such as their burial practices,
357 pottery with "cord" decoration and unique stone-axes.[2]
228 |] 358 |]
229 "", 359 "",
230 360
@@ -232,11 +362,42 @@ theCalendarList =
232 "Bell Beaker culture" 362 "Bell Beaker culture"
233 "" 363 ""
234 [text| 364 [text|
235 The Bell Beaker culture (also described as the Bell Beaker complex or Bell Beaker phenomenon) is an archaeological culture named after the inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the very beginning of the European Bronze Age. Arising from around 2800 BC, it lasted in Britain until as late as 1800 BC[1][2] but in continental Europe only until 2300 BC, when it was succeeded by the Unetice culture. The culture was widely dispersed throughout Western Europe, being present in many regions of Iberia and stretching eastward to the Danubian plains, and northward to the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and was also present in the islands of Sicily and Sardinia and some small coastal areas in north-western Africa. The Bell Beaker phenomenon shows substantial regional variation, and a study[3] from 2018 found that it was associated with genetically diverse populations. 365 The Bell Beaker culture (also described as the Bell Beaker complex or Bell
236 366 Beaker phenomenon) is an archaeological culture named after the
237 In its mature phase, the Bell Beaker culture is understood as not only a collection of characteristic artefact types, but a complex cultural phenomenon involving metalwork in copper and gold, long-distance exchange networks, archery, specific types of ornamentation, and (presumably) shared ideological, cultural and religious ideas, as well as social stratification and the emergence of regional elites.[6][7] A wide range of regional diversity persists within the widespread late Beaker culture, particularly in local burial styles (including incidences of cremation rather than burial), housing styles, economic profile, and local ceramic wares (Begleitkeramik). Nonetheless, according to Lemercier (2018) the mature phase of the Beaker culture represents "the appearance of a kind of Bell Beaker civilization of continental scale."[8] 367 inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the very beginning of the
238 368 European Bronze Age. Arising from around 2800 BC, it lasted in Britain until
239 Bell Beaker people took advantage of transport by sea and rivers, creating a cultural spread extending from Ireland to the Carpathian Basin and south along the Atlantic coast and along the Rhône valley to Portugal, North Africa, and Sicily, even penetrating northern and central Italy.[50] Its remains have been found in what is now Portugal, Spain, France (excluding the central massif), Ireland and Great Britain, the Low Countries and Germany between the Elbe and Rhine, with an extension along the upper Danube into the Vienna Basin (Austria), Hungary and the Czech Republic, with Mediterranean outposts on Sardinia and Sicily; there is less certain evidence for direct penetration in the east. 369 as late as 1800 BC[1][2] but in continental Europe only until 2300 BC, when
370 it was succeeded by the Unetice culture. The culture was widely dispersed
371 throughout Western Europe, being present in many regions of Iberia and
372 stretching eastward to the Danubian plains, and northward to the islands of
373 Great Britain and Ireland, and was also present in the islands of Sicily and
374 Sardinia and some small coastal areas in north-western Africa. The Bell
375 Beaker phenomenon shows substantial regional variation, and a study[3] from
376 2018 found that it was associated with genetically diverse populations.
377
378 In its mature phase, the Bell Beaker culture is understood as not only a
379 collection of characteristic artefact types, but a complex cultural
380 phenomenon involving metalwork in copper and gold, long-distance exchange
381 networks, archery, specific types of ornamentation, and (presumably) shared
382 ideological, cultural and religious ideas, as well as social stratification
383 and the emergence of regional elites.[6][7] A wide range of regional
384 diversity persists within the widespread late Beaker culture, particularly
385 in local burial styles (including incidences of cremation rather than
386 burial), housing styles, economic profile, and local ceramic wares
387 (Begleitkeramik). Nonetheless, according to Lemercier (2018) the mature
388 phase of the Beaker culture represents "the appearance of a kind of Bell
389 Beaker civilization of continental scale."[8]
390
391 Bell Beaker people took advantage of transport by sea and rivers, creating a
392 cultural spread extending from Ireland to the Carpathian Basin and south
393 along the Atlantic coast and along the Rhône valley to Portugal, North
394 Africa, and Sicily, even penetrating northern and central Italy.[50] Its
395 remains have been found in what is now Portugal, Spain, France (excluding
396 the central massif), Ireland and Great Britain, the Low Countries and
397 Germany between the Elbe and Rhine, with an extension along the upper Danube
398 into the Vienna Basin (Austria), Hungary and the Czech Republic, with
399 Mediterranean outposts on Sardinia and Sicily; there is less certain
400 evidence for direct penetration in the east.
240 |] 401 |]
241 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Beaker_culture", 402 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Beaker_culture",
242 403
@@ -250,9 +411,12 @@ theCalendarList =
250 "Dynastic China" 411 "Dynastic China"
251 "History begins" 412 "History begins"
252 [text| 413 [text|
253 The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the king Wu Ding's reign 414 The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as
415 early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the king
416 Wu Ding's reign
254 417
255 The state-sponsored Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project dated them from c. 1600 to 1046 BC based on the carbon 14 dates of the Erligang site. 418 The state-sponsored Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project dated them from c.
419 1600 to 1046 BC based on the carbon 14 dates of the Erligang site.
256 |] 420 |]
257 "", 421 "",
258 422
@@ -277,50 +441,95 @@ theCalendarList =
277 CalendarEntry (8.8 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing 441 CalendarEntry (8.8 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing
278 "Thin disk of the Milky Way Galaxy" 442 "Thin disk of the Milky Way Galaxy"
279 "Our galaxy begins to form" 443 "Our galaxy begins to form"
280 "The age of stars in the galactic thin disk has also been estimated using nucleocosmochronology. Measurements of thin disk stars yield an estimate that the thin disk formed 8.8 ± 1.7 billion years ago. These measurements suggest there was a hiatus of almost 5 billion years between the formation of the galactic halo and the thin disk.[253] Recent analysis of the chemical signatures of thousands of stars suggests that stellar formation might have dropped by an order of magnitude at the time of disk formation, 10 to 8 billion years ago, when interstellar gas was too hot to form new stars at the same rate as before.[254] " 444 [text|
445 The age of stars in the galactic thin disk has also been estimated using
446 nucleocosmochronology. Measurements of thin disk stars yield an estimate
447 that the thin disk formed 8.8 ± 1.7 billion years ago. These measurements
448 suggest there was a hiatus of almost 5 billion years between the formation
449 of the galactic halo and the thin disk.[253] Recent analysis of the chemical
450 signatures of thousands of stars suggests that stellar formation might have
451 dropped by an order of magnitude at the time of disk formation, 10 to 8
452 billion years ago, when interstellar gas was too hot to form new stars at
453 the same rate as before.[254]
454 |]
281 "", 455 "",
282 456
283 CalendarEntry (3.4 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing 457 CalendarEntry (3.4 & billionYearsAgo) Nothing
284 "First photosynthetic bacteria" 458 "First photosynthetic bacteria"
285 "(Still no Oxygen)" 459 "(Still no Oxygen)"
286 "They absorbed near-infrared rather than visible light and produced sulfur or sulfate compounds rather than oxygen. Their pigments (possibly bacteriochlorophylls) were predecessors to chlorophyll." 460 [text|
461 They absorbed near-infrared rather than visible light and produced sulfur or
462 sulfate compounds rather than oxygen. Their pigments (possibly
463 bacteriochlorophylls) were predecessors to chlorophyll.
464 |]
287 "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/timeline-of-photosynthesis-on-earth/", 465 "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/timeline-of-photosynthesis-on-earth/",
288 466
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291 "Cyanobacteria" 469 "Cyanobacteria"
292 "These ubiquitous bacteria were the first oxygen producers. They absorb visible light using a mix of pigments: phycobilins, carotenoids and several forms of chlorophyll." 470 [text|
471 These ubiquitous bacteria were the first oxygen producers. They absorb
472 visible light using a mix of pigments: phycobilins, carotenoids and several
473 forms of chlorophyll.
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296 "Red and brown algae" 478 "Red and brown algae"
297 "" 479 ""
298 "These organisms have more complex cellular structures than bacteria do. Like cyanobacteria, they contain phycobilin pigments as well as various forms of chlorophyll." 480 [text|
481 These organisms have more complex cellular structures than bacteria do. Like
482 cyanobacteria, they contain phycobilin pigments as well as various forms of
483 chlorophyll.
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304 "Green algae do better than red and brown algae in the strong light of shallow water. They make do without phycobilins." 490 [text|
491 Green algae do better than red and brown algae in the strong light of
492 shallow water. They make do without phycobilins.
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308 "First land plants" 497 "First land plants"
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310 "Mosses and liverworts descended from green algae. Lacking vascular structure (stems and roots) to pull water from the soil, they are unable to grow tall." 499 [text|
500 Mosses and liverworts descended from green algae. Lacking vascular structure
501 (stems and roots) to pull water from the soil, they are unable to grow
502 tall.
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314 "Vascular plants" 507 "Vascular plants"
315 "" 508 ""
316 "These are literally garden-variety plants, such as ferns, grasses, trees and cacti. They are able to grow tall canopies to capture more light." 509 [text|
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511 cacti. They are able to grow tall canopies to capture more light.
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320 "Eukaryotic cells" 516 "Eukaryotic cells"
321 "Cells with nucleus (inner membrane holding DNA)" 517 "Cells with nucleus (inner membrane holding DNA)"
322 [text| 518 [text|
323 Eukaryotes (/juːˈkærioʊts, -əts/) are organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a nuclear envelope.[1][2][3] They belong to the group of organisms Eukaryota or Eukarya; their name comes from the Greek εὖ (eu, "well" or "good") and κάρυον (karyon, "nut" or "kernel").[4] The domain Eukaryota makes up one of the three domains of life; bacteria and archaea (both prokaryotes) make up the other two domains.[5][6] The eukaryotes are usually now regarded as having emerged in the Archaea or as a sister of the Asgard archaea.[7][8] This implies that there are only two domains of life, Bacteria and Archaea, with eukaryotes incorporated among archaea.[9][10] Eukaryotes represent a small minority of the number of organisms;[11] however, due to their generally much larger size, their collective global biomass is estimated to be about equal to that of prokaryotes.[11] Eukaryotes emerged approximately 2.3–1.8 billion years ago, during the Proterozoic eon, likely as flagellated phagotrophs.[12][13] 519 Eukaryotes (/juːˈkærioʊts, -əts/) are organisms whose cells have a nucleus
520 enclosed within a nuclear envelope.[1][2][3] They belong to the group of
521 organisms Eukaryota or Eukarya; their name comes from the Greek εὖ (eu,
522 "well" or "good") and κάρυον (karyon, "nut" or "kernel").[4] The domain
523 Eukaryota makes up one of the three domains of life; bacteria and archaea
524 (both prokaryotes) make up the other two domains.[5][6] The eukaryotes are
525 usually now regarded as having emerged in the Archaea or as a sister of the
526 Asgard archaea.[7][8] This implies that there are only two domains of life,
527 Bacteria and Archaea, with eukaryotes incorporated among archaea.[9][10]
528 Eukaryotes represent a small minority of the number of organisms;[11]
529 however, due to their generally much larger size, their collective global
530 biomass is estimated to be about equal to that of prokaryotes.[11]
531 Eukaryotes emerged approximately 2.3–1.8 billion years ago, during the
532 Proterozoic eon, likely as flagellated phagotrophs.[12][13]
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328 "Life on Earth" 537 "Life on Earth"
329 "" 538 ""
330 [text| 539 [text|
331 The earliest time for the origin of life on Earth is at least 3.77 billion years ago, possibly as early as 4.28 billion years,[2] or even 4.41 billion years[4][5]—not long after the oceans formed 4.5 billion years ago, and after the formation of the Earth 4.54 billion years ago.[2][3][6][7] 540 The earliest time for the origin of life on Earth is at least 3.77 billion
541 years ago, possibly as early as 4.28 billion years,[2] or even 4.41 billion
542 years[4][5]—not long after the oceans formed 4.5 billion years ago, and
543 after the formation of the Earth 4.54 billion years ago.[2][3][6][7]
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338 [text| 550 [text|
339 The earliest known life forms on Earth are putative fossilized microorganisms found in hydrothermal vent precipitates, considered to be about 3.42 billion years old.[1][2] The earliest time for the origin of life on Earth is at least 3.77 billion years ago, possibly as early as 4.28 billion years,[2] or even 4.41 billion years[4][5]—not long after the oceans formed 4.5 billion years ago, and after the formation of the Earth 4.54 billion years ago.[2][3][6][7] The earliest direct evidence of life on Earth is from microfossils of microorganisms permineralized in 3.465-billion-year-old Australian Apex chert rocks.[8][9] 551 The earliest known life forms on Earth are putative fossilized
552 microorganisms found in hydrothermal vent precipitates, considered to be
553 about 3.42 billion years old.[1][2] The earliest time for the origin of life
554 on Earth is at least 3.77 billion years ago, possibly as early as 4.28
555 billion years,[2] or even 4.41 billion years[4][5]—not long after the oceans
556 formed 4.5 billion years ago, and after the formation of the Earth 4.54
557 billion years ago.[2][3][6][7] The earliest direct evidence of life on Earth
558 is from microfossils of microorganisms permineralized in
559 3.465-billion-year-old Australian Apex chert rocks.[8][9]
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344 "Bones and shells" 564 "Bones and shells"
345 "" 565 ""
346 [text| 566 [text|
347 A series of spectacularly preserved, 750-million-year-old fossils represent the microscopic origins of biomineralization, or the ability to convert minerals into hard, physical structures. This process is what makes bones, shells, teeth and hair possible, literally shaping the animal kingdom and even Earth itself. 567 A series of spectacularly preserved, 750-million-year-old fossils represent
348 568 the microscopic origins of biomineralization, or the ability to convert
349 The fossils were pried from ancient rock formations in Canada's Yukon by earth scientists Francis Macdonald and Phoebe Cohen of Harvard University. In a June Geology paper, they describe their findings as providing "a unique window into the diversity of early eukaryotes." 569 minerals into hard, physical structures. This process is what makes bones,
350 570 shells, teeth and hair possible, literally shaping the animal kingdom and
351 Using molecular clocks and genetic trees to reverse-engineer evolutionary histories, previous research placed the beginning of biomineralization at about 750 million years ago. Around that time, the fossil record gets suggestive, turning up vase-shaped amoebas with something like scales in their cell walls, algae with cell walls possibly made from calcium carbonate and sponge-like creatures with seemingly mineralized bodies. 571 even Earth itself.
572
573 The fossils were pried from ancient rock formations in Canada's Yukon by
574 earth scientists Francis Macdonald and Phoebe Cohen of Harvard University.
575 In a June Geology paper, they describe their findings as providing "a unique
576 window into the diversity of early eukaryotes."
577
578 Using molecular clocks and genetic trees to reverse-engineer evolutionary
579 histories, previous research placed the beginning of biomineralization at
580 about 750 million years ago. Around that time, the fossil record gets
581 suggestive, turning up vase-shaped amoebas with something like scales in
582 their cell walls, algae with cell walls possibly made from calcium carbonate
583 and sponge-like creatures with seemingly mineralized bodies.
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354 586
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356 "Fish with jaws" 588 "Fish with jaws"
357 "" 589 ""
358 [text| 590 [text|
359 Prehistoric armoured fishes called placoderms were the first fishes to have jaws. They arose some time in the Silurian Period, about 440 million years ago, to become the most abundant and diverse fishes of their day. 591 Prehistoric armoured fishes called placoderms were the first fishes to have
592 jaws. They arose some time in the Silurian Period, about 440 million years
593 ago, to become the most abundant and diverse fishes of their day.
360 594
361Placoderms dominated the oceans, rivers and lakes for some 80 million years, before their sudden extinction around 359 million years ago. This is possibly due to the depletion of trace elements in our oceans. 595 Placoderms dominated the oceans, rivers and lakes for some 80 million years,
596 before their sudden extinction around 359 million years ago. This is possibly
597 due to the depletion of trace elements in our oceans.
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363 "", 599 "",
364 600
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366 "Vertebrates" 602 "Vertebrates"
367 "Animals with backbones" 603 "Animals with backbones"
368 [text| 604 [text|
369 Vertebrates (/ˈvɜːrtəbrɪts, -ˌbreɪts/)[3] comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata (/ˌvɜːrtəˈbreɪtə/)[4] (chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 69,963 species described.[5] 605 Vertebrates (/ˈvɜːrtəbrɪts, -ˌbreɪts/)[3] comprise all animal taxa within
606 the subphylum Vertebrata (/ˌvɜːrtəˈbreɪtə/)[4] (chordates with backbones),
607 including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates
608 represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently
609 about 69,963 species described.[5]
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371 "", 611 "",
372 612
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374 "Insects" 614 "Insects"
375 "" 615 ""
376 [text| 616 [text|
377 Comprising up to 10 million living species, insects today can be found on all seven continents and inhabit every terrestrial niche imaginable. But according to the fossil record, they were scarce before about 325 million years ago, outnumbered by their arthropod cousins the arachnids (spiders, scorpions and mites) and myriapods (centipedes and millipedes). 617 Comprising up to 10 million living species, insects today can be found on
378 618 all seven continents and inhabit every terrestrial niche imaginable. But
379 The oldest confirmed insect fossil is that of a wingless, silverfish-like creature that lived about 385 million years ago. It’s not until about 60 million years later, during a period of the Earth’s history known as the Pennsylvanian, that insect fossils become abundant. 619 according to the fossil record, they were scarce before about 325 million
620 years ago, outnumbered by their arthropod cousins the arachnids (spiders,
621 scorpions and mites) and myriapods (centipedes and millipedes).
622
623 The oldest confirmed insect fossil is that of a wingless, silverfish-like
624 creature that lived about 385 million years ago. It’s not until about 60
625 million years later, during a period of the Earth’s history known as the
626 Pennsylvanian, that insect fossils become abundant.
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381 "https://earth.stanford.edu/news/insects-took-when-they-evolved-wings", 628 "https://earth.stanford.edu/news/insects-took-when-they-evolved-wings",
382 629
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384 "Amphibians" 631 "Amphibians"
385 "" 632 ""
386 [text| 633 [text|
387 The earliest well-known amphibian, Ichthyostega, was found in Late Devonian deposits in Greenland, dating back about 363 million years. The earliest amphibian discovered to date is Elginerpeton, found in Late Devonian rocks of Scotland dating to approximately 368 million years ago. The later Paleozoic saw a great diversity of amphibians, ranging from small legless swimming forms (Aistopoda) to bizarre "horned" forms (Nectridea). Other Paleozoic amphibians more or less resembled salamanders outwardly but differed in details of skeletal structure. Exactly how to classify these fossils, and how they might be related to living amphibians, is still debated by paleontologists. Shown at the right is Phlegethontia, an aistopod from the Pennsylvanian. 634 The earliest well-known amphibian, Ichthyostega, was found in Late Devonian
388 635 deposits in Greenland, dating back about 363 million years. The earliest
389 The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period. (The fossil frog pictured to the left is much younger, coming from the Eocene, only 45 to 55 million years ago). Fossil caecilians are very rare; until recently the oldest known caecilians were Cenozoic in age (that is, less than 65 million years old), but recent finds have pushed back the ancestry of the legless caecilians to Jurassic ancestors that had short legs. The rarity of fossil caecilians is probably due to their burrowing habitat and reduced skeleton, both of which lessen the chances of preservation. 636 amphibian discovered to date is Elginerpeton, found in Late Devonian rocks
390 637 of Scotland dating to approximately 368 million years ago. The later
638 Paleozoic saw a great diversity of amphibians, ranging from small legless
639 swimming forms (Aistopoda) to bizarre "horned" forms (Nectridea). Other
640 Paleozoic amphibians more or less resembled salamanders outwardly but
641 differed in details of skeletal structure. Exactly how to classify these
642 fossils, and how they might be related to living amphibians, is still
643 debated by paleontologists. Shown at the right is Phlegethontia, an aistopod
644 from the Pennsylvanian.
645
646 The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least
647 the Jurassic Period. (The fossil frog pictured to the left is much younger,
648 coming from the Eocene, only 45 to 55 million years ago). Fossil caecilians
649 are very rare; until recently the oldest known caecilians were Cenozoic in
650 age (that is, less than 65 million years old), but recent finds have pushed
651 back the ancestry of the legless caecilians to Jurassic ancestors that had
652 short legs. The rarity of fossil caecilians is probably due to their
653 burrowing habitat and reduced skeleton, both of which lessen the chances of
654 preservation.
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392 "https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/tetrapods/amphibfr.html", 656 "https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/tetrapods/amphibfr.html",
393 657
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395 "Reptiles" 659 "Reptiles"
396 "" 660 ""
397 [text| 661 [text|
398 Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that have scales or scutes, lay land-based hard-shelled eggs, and possess ectothermic metabolisms. 662 Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that
399 663 have scales or scutes, lay land-based hard-shelled eggs, and possess
400 Though few reptiles today are apex predators, many examples of apex reptiles have existed in the past. Reptiles have an extremely diverse evolutionary history that has led to biological successes, such as dinosaurs, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and ichthyosaurs. 664 ectothermic metabolisms.
665
666 Though few reptiles today are apex predators, many examples of apex reptiles
667 have existed in the past. Reptiles have an extremely diverse evolutionary
668 history that has led to biological successes, such as dinosaurs, pterosaurs,
669 plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and ichthyosaurs.
401 |] 670 |]
402 [text| 671 [text|
403 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_reptiles 672 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_reptiles
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408 "Pangea forms" 677 "Pangea forms"
409 "" 678 ""
410 [text| 679 [text|
411 Pangaea or Pangea (/pænˈdʒiː.ə/)[1] was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.[2] It assembled from the earlier continental units of Gondwana, Euramerica and Siberia during the Carboniferous approximately 335 million years ago, and began to break apart about 200 million years ago, at the end of the Triassic and beginning of the Jurassic.[3] In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, Pangaea was centred on the Equator and surrounded by the superocean Panthalassa and the Paleo-Tethys and subsequent Tethys Oceans. Pangaea is the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists. 680 Pangaea or Pangea (/pænˈdʒiː.ə/)[1] was a supercontinent that existed during
681 the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.[2] It assembled from the earlier
682 continental units of Gondwana, Euramerica and Siberia during the
683 Carboniferous approximately 335 million years ago, and began to break apart
684 about 200 million years ago, at the end of the Triassic and beginning of the
685 Jurassic.[3] In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of
686 continental mass, Pangaea was centred on the Equator and surrounded by the
687 superocean Panthalassa and the Paleo-Tethys and subsequent Tethys Oceans.
688 Pangaea is the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to
689 be reconstructed by geologists.
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413 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea", 691 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea",
414 692
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416 "Dinosaurs" 694 "Dinosaurs"
417 "" 695 ""
418 [text| 696 [text|
419 For the past twenty years, Eoraptor has represented the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs. This controversial little creature–found in the roughly 231-million-year-old rock of Argentina–has often been cited as the earliest known dinosaur. But Eoraptor has either just been stripped of that title, or soon will be. A newly-described fossil found decades ago in Tanzania extends the dawn of the dinosaurs more than 10 million years further back in time. 697 For the past twenty years, Eoraptor has represented the beginning of the Age
420 698 of Dinosaurs. This controversial little creature–found in the roughly
421Named Nyasasaurus parringtoni, the roughly 243-million-year-old fossils represent either the oldest known dinosaur or the closest known relative to the earliest dinosaurs. The find was announced by University of Washington paleontologist Sterling Nesbitt and colleagues in Biology Letters, and I wrote a short news item about the discovery for Nature News. The paper presents a significant find that is also a tribute to the work of Alan Charig–who studied and named the animal, but never formally published a description–but it isn’t just that. The recognition of Nyasasaurus right near the base of the dinosaur family tree adds to a growing body of evidence that the ancestors of dinosaurs proliferated in the wake of a catastrophic mass extinction. 699 231-million-year-old rock of Argentina–has often been cited as the earliest
700 known dinosaur. But Eoraptor has either just been stripped of that title, or
701 soon will be. A newly-described fossil found decades ago in Tanzania extends
702 the dawn of the dinosaurs more than 10 million years further back in time.
703
704 Named Nyasasaurus parringtoni, the roughly 243-million-year-old fossils
705 represent either the oldest known dinosaur or the closest known relative to
706 the earliest dinosaurs. The find was announced by University of Washington
707 paleontologist Sterling Nesbitt and colleagues in Biology Letters, and I
708 wrote a short news item about the discovery for Nature News. The paper
709 presents a significant find that is also a tribute to the work of Alan
710 Charig–who studied and named the animal, but never formally published a
711 description–but it isn’t just that. The recognition of Nyasasaurus right
712 near the base of the dinosaur family tree adds to a growing body of evidence
713 that the ancestors of dinosaurs proliferated in the wake of a catastrophic
714 mass extinction.
422 |] 715 |]
423 [text| 716 [text|
424 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-oldest-known-dinosaur-152807497/ 717 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-oldest-known-dinosaur-152807497/
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428 "Mammals" 721 "Mammals"
429 "" 722 ""
430 [text| 723 [text|
431 The earliest known mammals were the morganucodontids, tiny shrew-size creatures that lived in the shadows of the dinosaurs 210 million years ago. They were one of several different mammal lineages that emerged around that time. All living mammals today, including us, descend from the one line that survived. 724 The earliest known mammals were the morganucodontids, tiny shrew-size
725 creatures that lived in the shadows of the dinosaurs 210 million years ago.
726 They were one of several different mammal lineages that emerged around that
727 time. All living mammals today, including us, descend from the one line that
728 survived.
432 |] 729 |]
433 "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/rise-mammals", 730 "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/rise-mammals",
434 731
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436 "Birds" 733 "Birds"
437 "" 734 ""
438 [text| 735 [text|
439 The first birds had sharp teeth, long bony tails and claws on their hands. The clear distinction we see between living birds and other animals did not exist with early birds. The first birds were in fact more like small dinosaurs than they were like any bird today. 736 The first birds had sharp teeth, long bony tails and claws on their hands.
440 737 The clear distinction we see between living birds and other animals did not
441 The earliest known (from fossils) bird is the 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx, but birds had evolved before then. A range of birds with more advanced features appeared soon after Archaeopteryx. One group gave rise to modern birds in the Late Cretaceous. 738 exist with early birds. The first birds were in fact more like small
739 dinosaurs than they were like any bird today.
740
741 The earliest known (from fossils) bird is the 150-million-year-old
742 Archaeopteryx, but birds had evolved before then. A range of birds with more
743 advanced features appeared soon after Archaeopteryx. One group gave rise to
744 modern birds in the Late Cretaceous.
442 |] 745 |]
443 "https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/the-first-birds/", 746 "https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/the-first-birds/",
444 747
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446 "Flowers" 749 "Flowers"
447 "" 750 ""
448 [text| 751 [text|
449 Today, plants with flowers--called angiosperms--dominate the landscape. Around 80 percent of green plants alive today, from oak trees to grass, are flowering plants. In all of these plants, flowers are part of the reproductive system. But 130 million years ago, flowering plants were rare. Most plants reproduced with spores, found today on ferns, or with seeds and cones, found today on pine trees. The plant fossils found in Liaoning, China, show evidence of plants with spores or seeds--and perhaps one of the first flowering plants. 752 Today, plants with flowers--called angiosperms--dominate the landscape.
450 753 Around 80 percent of green plants alive today, from oak trees to grass, are
451 Researchers have found an ancient plant in Liaoning, Archaefructus, that has very small, simple flowers and could be one of the first flowering plants. Archaefructus lived around 130 million years ago and probably grew in or near the water. 754 flowering plants. In all of these plants, flowers are part of the
755 reproductive system. But 130 million years ago, flowering plants were rare.
756 Most plants reproduced with spores, found today on ferns, or with seeds and
757 cones, found today on pine trees. The plant fossils found in Liaoning,
758 China, show evidence of plants with spores or seeds--and perhaps one of the
759 first flowering plants.
760
761 Researchers have found an ancient plant in Liaoning, Archaefructus, that has
762 very small, simple flowers and could be one of the first flowering plants.
763 Archaefructus lived around 130 million years ago and probably grew in or
764 near the water.
452 |] 765 |]
453 "https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/when-flowers-first-bloomed", 766 "https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/when-flowers-first-bloomed",
454 767
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456 "Tyranosaurids" 769 "Tyranosaurids"
457 "The Tyrant Lizards" 770 "The Tyrant Lizards"
458 [text| 771 [text|
459 The name says it all. This group of huge carnivores must have tyrannically ruled the land during the last part of the Cretaceous, 85 to 65 million years ago. Short but deep jaws with banana-sized sharp teeth, long hind limbs, small beady eyes, and tiny forelimbs (arms) typify a tyrannosaur. The Tyrannosauridae included such similar animals (in rough order of increasing size) as Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and of course Tyrannosaurus rex. 772 The name says it all. This group of huge carnivores must have tyrannically
460 773 ruled the land during the last part of the Cretaceous, 85 to 65 million
461 T. rex was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of all time. It stood approximately 15 feet high and was about 40 feet in length, roughly six tons in weight. In its large mouth were six-inch long, sharp, serrated teeth. 774 years ago. Short but deep jaws with banana-sized sharp teeth, long hind
462 775 limbs, small beady eyes, and tiny forelimbs (arms) typify a tyrannosaur. The
463 Just about two dozen good specimens of these animals have been found and these finds are from highly restricted areas in western North America. Henry Fairfield Osborn, of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, first described Tyrannosaurus rex in 1905. This first specimen of Tyrannosaurus is now on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 776 Tyrannosauridae included such similar animals (in rough order of increasing
777 size) as Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and of
778 course Tyrannosaurus rex.
779
780 T. rex was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of all time. It stood
781 approximately 15 feet high and was about 40 feet in length, roughly six tons
782 in weight. In its large mouth were six-inch long, sharp, serrated teeth.
783
784 Just about two dozen good specimens of these animals have been found and
785 these finds are from highly restricted areas in western North America. Henry
786 Fairfield Osborn, of the American Museum of Natural History in New York
787 City, first described Tyrannosaurus rex in 1905. This first specimen of
788 Tyrannosaurus is now on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in
789 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
464 |] 790 |]
465 "", 791 "",
466 792
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468 "The first mass extinction" 794 "The first mass extinction"
469 "Fluctuating sea levels cause mass die-off of marine invertebrates" 795 "Fluctuating sea levels cause mass die-off of marine invertebrates"
470 [text| 796 [text|
471 The earliest known mass extinction, the Ordovician Extinction, took place at a time when most of the life on Earth lived in its seas. Its major casualties were marine invertebrates including brachiopods, trilobites, bivalves and corals; many species from each of these groups went extinct during this time. The cause of this extinction? It’s thought that the main catalyst was the movement of the supercontinent Gondwana into Earth’s southern hemisphere, which caused sea levels to rise and fall repeatedly over a period of millions of years, eliminating habitats and species. The onset of a late Ordovician ice age and changes in water chemistry may also have been factors in this extinction. 797 The earliest known mass extinction, the Ordovician Extinction, took place at
798 a time when most of the life on Earth lived in its seas. Its major
799 casualties were marine invertebrates including brachiopods, trilobites,
800 bivalves and corals; many species from each of these groups went extinct
801 during this time. The cause of this extinction? It’s thought that the main
802 catalyst was the movement of the supercontinent Gondwana into Earth’s
803 southern hemisphere, which caused sea levels to rise and fall repeatedly
804 over a period of millions of years, eliminating habitats and species. The
805 onset of a late Ordovician ice age and changes in water chemistry may also
806 have been factors in this extinction.
472 |] 807 |]
473 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions", 808 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions",
474 809
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476 "Late Devonian Extinction" 811 "Late Devonian Extinction"
477 "The Kellwasser Event and the Hangenberg Event combine to cause an enormous loss in biodiversity" 812 "The Kellwasser Event and the Hangenberg Event combine to cause an enormous loss in biodiversity"
478 [text| 813 [text|
479 Given that it took place over a huge span of time—estimates range from 500,000 to 25 million years—it isn’t possible to point to a single cause for the Devonian extinction, though some suggest that the amazing spread of plant life on land during this time may have changed the environment in ways that made life harder, and eventually impossible, for the species that died out. 814 Given that it took place over a huge span of time—estimates range from
480 815 500,000 to 25 million years—it isn’t possible to point to a single cause for
481 The brunt of this extinction was borne by marine invertebrates. As in the Ordovician Extinction, many species of corals, trilobites, and brachiopods vanished. Corals in particular were so hard hit that they were nearly wiped out, and didn’t recover until the Mesozoic Era, nearly 120 million years later. Not all vertebrate species were spared, however; the early bony fishes known as placoderms met their end in this extinction. 816 the Devonian extinction, though some suggest that the amazing spread of
817 plant life on land during this time may have changed the environment in ways
818 that made life harder, and eventually impossible, for the species that died
819 out.
820
821 The brunt of this extinction was borne by marine invertebrates. As in the
822 Ordovician Extinction, many species of corals, trilobites, and brachiopods
823 vanished. Corals in particular were so hard hit that they were nearly wiped
824 out, and didn’t recover until the Mesozoic Era, nearly 120 million years
825 later. Not all vertebrate species were spared, however; the early bony
826 fishes known as placoderms met their end in this extinction.
482 |] 827 |]
483 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions", 828 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions",
484 829
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486 "The Great Dying" 831 "The Great Dying"
487 "Mass extinction kills more than 95 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land-dwelling vertebrates" 832 "Mass extinction kills more than 95 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land-dwelling vertebrates"
488 [text| 833 [text|
489 So many species were wiped out by this mass extinction it took more than 10 million years to recover from the huge blow to global biodiversity. This extinction is thought to be the result of a gradual change in climate, followed by a sudden catastrophe. Causes including volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts, and a sudden release of greenhouse gasses from the seafloor have been proposed, but the mechanism behind the Great Dying remains a mystery. 834 So many species were wiped out by this mass extinction it took more than 10
835 million years to recover from the huge blow to global biodiversity. This
836 extinction is thought to be the result of a gradual change in climate,
837 followed by a sudden catastrophe. Causes including volcanic eruptions,
838 asteroid impacts, and a sudden release of greenhouse gasses from the
839 seafloor have been proposed, but the mechanism behind the Great Dying
840 remains a mystery.
490 |] 841 |]
491 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions", 842 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions",
492 843
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494 "Triassic-Jurassic Extinction" 845 "Triassic-Jurassic Extinction"
495 "Death of more than a third of marine species and of most large amphibians" 846 "Death of more than a third of marine species and of most large amphibians"
496 [text| 847 [text|
497 This extinction occurred just a few millennia before the breakup of the supercontinent of Pangaea. While its causes are not definitively understood—researchers have suggested climate change, an asteroid impact, or a spate of enormous volcanic eruptions as possible culprits—its effects are indisputable. 848 This extinction occurred just a few millennia before the breakup of the
498 849 supercontinent of Pangaea. While its causes are not definitively
499More than a third of marine species vanished, as did most large amphibians of the time, as well as many species related to crocodiles and dinosaurs. 850 understood—researchers have suggested climate change, an asteroid impact, or
851 a spate of enormous volcanic eruptions as possible culprits—its effects are
852 indisputable.
853
854 More than a third of marine species vanished, as did most large amphibians
855 of the time, as well as many species related to crocodiles and dinosaurs.
500 |] 856 |]
501 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions", 857 "https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions",
502 858
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504 "Dinosaurs extinct" 860 "Dinosaurs extinct"
505 "Mammals take over land & sea" 861 "Mammals take over land & sea"
506 [text| 862 [text|
507 An asteroid more than 6 miles across strikes the Yucatan Peninsula, triggering the fifth mass extinction in the world’s history. 863 An asteroid more than 6 miles across strikes the Yucatan Peninsula,
508 864 triggering the fifth mass extinction in the world’s history.
509 Some of the debris thrown into the atmosphere returned to Earth, the friction turning the air into an oven and sparking forest fires as it landed all over the world. The intensity of the heat pulse gave way to a prolonged impact winter, the sky blotted out by soot and ash as temperatures fell. 865
510 866 Some of the debris thrown into the atmosphere returned to Earth, the
511 More than 75 percent of species known from the end of the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago, didn’t make it to the following Paleogene period. The geologic break between the two is called the K-Pg boundary, and beaked birds were the only dinosaurs to survive the disaster.|] 867 friction turning the air into an oven and sparking forest fires as it landed
868 all over the world. The intensity of the heat pulse gave way to a prolonged
869 impact winter, the sky blotted out by soot and ash as temperatures fell.
870
871 More than 75 percent of species known from the end of the Cretaceous period,
872 66 million years ago, didn’t make it to the following Paleogene period. The
873 geologic break between the two is called the K-Pg boundary, and beaked birds
874 were the only dinosaurs to survive the disaster.|]
512 [text| 875 [text|
513 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/, 876 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/,
514 https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions 877 https://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/six-extinctions
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518 "Apes and monkeys split" 881 "Apes and monkeys split"
519 "" 882 ""
520 [text| 883 [text|
521 Studies of clock-like mutations in primate DNA have indicated that the split between apes and Old World monkeys occurred between 30 million and 25 million years ago. 884 Studies of clock-like mutations in primate DNA have indicated that the split
885 between apes and Old World monkeys occurred between 30 million and 25
886 million years ago.
522 |] 887 |]
523 "https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127930", 888 "https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127930",
524 889
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526 "Humans and chimpanzees split" 891 "Humans and chimpanzees split"
527 "" 892 ""
528 [text| 893 [text|
529 A 2016 study analyzed transitions at CpG sites in genome sequences, which exhibit a more clocklike behavior than other substitutions, arriving at an estimate for human and chimpanzee divergence time of 12.1 million years.[20] 894 A 2016 study analyzed transitions at CpG sites in genome sequences, which
895 exhibit a more clocklike behavior than other substitutions, arriving at an
896 estimate for human and chimpanzee divergence time of 12.1 million years.[20]
530 |] 897 |]
531 [text| 898 [text|
532 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee%E2%80%93human_last_common_ancestor 899 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee%E2%80%93human_last_common_ancestor
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546 "Modern humans evolve" 913 "Modern humans evolve"
547 "" 914 ""
548 [text| 915 [text|
549 Among the oldest known remains of Homo sapiens are those found at the Omo-Kibish I archaeological site in south-western Ethiopia, dating to about 233,000[2] to 196,000 years ago,[3] the Florisbad site in South Africa, dating to about 259,000 years ago, and the Jebel Irhoud site in Morocco, dated about 300,000 years ago. 916 Among the oldest known remains of Homo sapiens are those found at the
917 Omo-Kibish I archaeological site in south-western Ethiopia, dating to about
918 233,000[2] to 196,000 years ago,[3] the Florisbad site in South Africa,
919 dating to about 259,000 years ago, and the Jebel Irhoud site in Morocco,
920 dated about 300,000 years ago.
550 |] 921 |]
551 [text| 922 [text|
552 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_human 923 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_human
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556 "Human migration out of Africa" 927 "Human migration out of Africa"
557 "" 928 ""
558 [text| 929 [text|
559 Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago, Homo sapiens began migrating from the African continent and populating parts of Europe and Asia. They reached the Australian continent in canoes sometime between 35,000 and 65,000 years ago. 930 Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago, Homo sapiens began migrating from the
931 African continent and populating parts of Europe and Asia. They reached the
932 Australian continent in canoes sometime between 35,000 and 65,000 years ago.
560 933
561 Map of the world showing the spread of Homo sapiens throughout the Earth over time. 934 Map of the world showing the spread of Homo sapiens throughout the Earth
935 over time.
562 |] 936 |]
563 [text| 937 [text|
564 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/origin-humans-early-societies/a/where-did-humans-come-from 938 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/origin-humans-early-societies/a/where-did-humans-come-from
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568 "Formation of the moon" 942 "Formation of the moon"
569 "A collision of the planet Theia with Earth creates the moon" 943 "A collision of the planet Theia with Earth creates the moon"
570 [text| 944 [text|
571 Astronomers think the collision between Earth and Theia happened at about 4.4 to 4.45 bya; about 0.1 billion years after the Solar System began to form.[15][16] In astronomical terms, the impact would have been of moderate velocity. Theia is thought to have struck Earth at an oblique angle when Earth was nearly fully formed. Computer simulations of this "late-impact" scenario suggest an initial impactor velocity at infinity below 4 kilometres per second (2.5 mi/s), increasing as it fell to over 9.3 km/s (5.8 mi/s) at impact, and an impact angle of about 45°.[17] However, oxygen isotope abundance in lunar rock suggests "vigorous mixing" of Theia and Earth, indicating a steep impact angle.[3][18] Theia's iron core would have sunk into the young Earth's core, and most of Theia's mantle accreted onto Earth's mantle. However, a significant portion of the mantle material from both Theia and Earth would have been ejected into orbit around Earth (if ejected with velocities between orbital velocity and escape velocity) or into individual orbits around the Sun (if ejected at higher velocities). Modelling[19] has hypothesised that material in orbit around Earth may have accreted to form the Moon in three consecutive phases; accreting first from the bodies initially present outside Earth's Roche limit, which acted to confine the inner disk material within the Roche limit. The inner disk slowly and viscously spread back out to Earth's Roche limit, pushing along outer bodies via resonant interactions. After several tens of years, the disk spread beyond the Roche limit, and started producing new objects that continued the growth of the Moon, until the inner disk was depleted in mass after several hundreds of years. 945 Astronomers think the collision between Earth and Theia happened at about
946 4.4 to 4.45 bya; about 0.1 billion years after the Solar System began to
947 form.[15][16] In astronomical terms, the impact would have been of moderate
948 velocity. Theia is thought to have struck Earth at an oblique angle when
949 Earth was nearly fully formed. Computer simulations of this "late-impact"
950 scenario suggest an initial impactor velocity at infinity below 4 kilometres
951 per second (2.5 mi/s), increasing as it fell to over 9.3 km/s (5.8 mi/s) at
952 impact, and an impact angle of about 45°.[17] However, oxygen isotope
953 abundance in lunar rock suggests "vigorous mixing" of Theia and Earth,
954 indicating a steep impact angle.[3][18] Theia's iron core would have sunk
955 into the young Earth's core, and most of Theia's mantle accreted onto
956 Earth's mantle. However, a significant portion of the mantle material from
957 both Theia and Earth would have been ejected into orbit around Earth (if
958 ejected with velocities between orbital velocity and escape velocity) or
959 into individual orbits around the Sun (if ejected at higher velocities).
960 Modelling[19] has hypothesised that material in orbit around Earth may have
961 accreted to form the Moon in three consecutive phases; accreting first from
962 the bodies initially present outside Earth's Roche limit, which acted to
963 confine the inner disk material within the Roche limit. The inner disk
964 slowly and viscously spread back out to Earth's Roche limit, pushing along
965 outer bodies via resonant interactions. After several tens of years, the
966 disk spread beyond the Roche limit, and started producing new objects that
967 continued the growth of the Moon, until the inner disk was depleted in mass
968 after several hundreds of years.
572 |] 969 |]
573 [text| 970 [text|
574 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis#Basic_model 971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis#Basic_model
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587 theYear = yearsAgo . toRational . (currentYear -) 984 theYear = yearsAgo . toRational . (currentYear -)
588 yearsBeforeCommonEra = yearsAgo . toRational . ((+) (currentYear - 1)) 985 yearsBeforeCommonEra = yearsAgo . toRational . ((+) (currentYear - 1))
589 earthDescription = [text| 986 earthDescription = [text|
590 The standard model for the formation of the Solar System (including the Earth) is the solar nebula hypothesis.[23] In this model, the Solar System formed from a large, rotating cloud of interstellar dust and gas called the solar nebula. It was composed of hydrogen and helium created shortly after the Big Bang 13.8 Ga (billion years ago) and heavier elements ejected by supernovae. About 4.5 Ga, the nebula began a contraction that may have been triggered by the shock wave from a nearby supernova.[24] A shock wave would have also made the nebula rotate. As the cloud began to accelerate, its angular momentum, gravity, and inertia flattened it into a protoplanetary disk perpendicular to its axis of rotation. Small perturbations due to collisions and the angular momentum of other large debris created the means by which kilometer-sized protoplanets began to form, orbiting the nebular center.[25] 987 The standard model for the formation of the Solar System (including the
591 988 Earth) is the solar nebula hypothesis.[23] In this model, the Solar System
592 The center of the nebula, not having much angular momentum, collapsed rapidly, the compression heating it until nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium began. After more contraction, a T Tauri star ignited and evolved into the Sun. Meanwhile, in the outer part of the nebula gravity caused matter to condense around density perturbations and dust particles, and the rest of the protoplanetary disk began separating into rings. In a process known as runaway accretion, successively larger fragments of dust and debris clumped together to form planets.[25] Earth formed in this manner about 4.54 billion years ago (with an uncertainty of 1%)[26][27][4] and was largely completed within 10–20 million years.[28] The solar wind of the newly formed T Tauri star cleared out most of the material in the disk that had not already condensed into larger bodies. The same process is expected to produce accretion disks around virtually all newly forming stars in the universe, some of which yield planets.[29] 989 formed from a large, rotating cloud of interstellar dust and gas called the
990 solar nebula. It was composed of hydrogen and helium created shortly after
991 the Big Bang 13.8 Ga (billion years ago) and heavier elements ejected by
992 supernovae. About 4.5 Ga, the nebula began a contraction that may have been
993 triggered by the shock wave from a nearby supernova.[24] A shock wave would
994 have also made the nebula rotate. As the cloud began to accelerate, its
995 angular momentum, gravity, and inertia flattened it into a protoplanetary
996 disk perpendicular to its axis of rotation. Small perturbations due to
997 collisions and the angular momentum of other large debris created the means
998 by which kilometer-sized protoplanets began to form, orbiting the nebular
999 center.[25]
1000
1001 The center of the nebula, not having much angular momentum, collapsed
1002 rapidly, the compression heating it until nuclear fusion of hydrogen into
1003 helium began. After more contraction, a T Tauri star ignited and evolved
1004 into the Sun. Meanwhile, in the outer part of the nebula gravity caused
1005 matter to condense around density perturbations and dust particles, and the
1006 rest of the protoplanetary disk began separating into rings. In a process
1007 known as runaway accretion, successively larger fragments of dust and debris
1008 clumped together to form planets.[25] Earth formed in this manner about 4.54
1009 billion years ago (with an uncertainty of 1%)[26][27][4] and was largely
1010 completed within 10–20 million years.[28] The solar wind of the newly formed
1011 T Tauri star cleared out most of the material in the disk that had not
1012 already condensed into larger bodies. The same process is expected to
1013 produce accretion disks around virtually all newly forming stars in the
1014 universe, some of which yield planets.[29]
593 |] 1015 |]
594 recombinationDescription = [text| 1016 recombinationDescription = [text|
595 At about 370,000 years,[3][4][5][6] neutral hydrogen atoms finish forming ("recombination"), and as a result the universe also became transparent for the first time. The newly formed atoms—mainly hydrogen and helium with traces of lithium—quickly reach their lowest energy state (ground state) by releasing photons ("photon decoupling"), and these photons can still be detected today as the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This is the oldest direct observation we currently have of the universe. 1017 At about 370,000 years,[3][4][5][6] neutral hydrogen atoms finish forming
1018 ("recombination"), and as a result the universe also became transparent for
1019 the first time. The newly formed atoms—mainly hydrogen and helium with
1020 traces of lithium—quickly reach their lowest energy state (ground state) by
1021 releasing photons ("photon decoupling"), and these photons can still be
1022 detected today as the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This is the oldest
1023 direct observation we currently have of the universe.
596 |] 1024 |]
597 recombinationReferences = [text| 1025 recombinationReferences = [text|
598 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_universe#The_very_early_universe 1026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_universe#The_very_early_universe
599 1027
600 3. Tanabashi, M. 2018, p. 358, chpt. 21.4.1: "Big-Bang Cosmology" (Revised 1028 3. Tanabashi, M. 2018, p. 358, chpt. 21.4.1: "Big-Bang Cosmology" (Revised
601 September 2017) by Keith A. Olive and John A. Peacock. 1029 September 2017) by Keith A. Olive and John A. Peacock.
602 1030
603 4. Notes: Edward L. Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator (last 1031 4. Notes: Edward L. Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator (last modified
604 modified 23 July 2018). With a default H 0 {\displaystyle H_{0}} H_{0} = 1032 23 July 2018). With a default H 0 {\displaystyle H_{0}} H_{0} = 69.6 (based
605 69.6 (based on WMAP9+SPT+ACT+6dFGS+BOSS/DR11+H0/Riess) parameters, the 1033 on WMAP9+SPT+ACT+6dFGS+BOSS/DR11+H0/Riess) parameters, the calculated age of
606 calculated age of the universe with a redshift of z = 1100 is in agreement 1034 the universe with a redshift of z = 1100 is in agreement with Olive and
607 with Olive and Peacock (about 370,000 years). 1035 Peacock (about 370,000 years).
608 1036
609 5. Hinshaw, Weiland & Hill 2009. See PDF: page 45, Table 7, Age at 1037 5. Hinshaw, Weiland & Hill 2009. See PDF: page 45, Table 7, Age at
610 decoupling, last column. Based on WMAP+BAO+SN parameters, the age of 1038 decoupling, last column. Based on WMAP+BAO+SN parameters, the age of
611 decoupling occurred 376971+3162−3167 years after the Big Bang. 1039 decoupling occurred 376971+3162−3167 years after the Big Bang.
612 1040
613 6. Ryden 2006, pp. 194–195. "Without going into the details of the 1041 6. Ryden 2006, pp. 194–195. "Without going into the details of the
614 non-equilibrium physics, let's content ourselves by saying, in round 1042 non-equilibrium physics, let's content ourselves by saying, in round
615 numbers, zdec ≈ 1100, corresponding to a temperature Tdec ≈ 3000 K, when 1043 numbers, zdec ≈ 1100, corresponding to a temperature Tdec ≈ 3000 K, when the
616 the age of the universe was tdec ≈ 350,000 yr in the Benchmark Model. 1044 age of the universe was tdec ≈ 350,000 yr in the Benchmark Model. (...) The
617 (...) The relevant times of various events around the time of 1045 relevant times of various events around the time of recombination are shown
618 recombination are shown in Table 9.1. (...) Note that all these times are 1046 in Table 9.1. (...) Note that all these times are approximate, and are
619 approximate, and are dependent on the cosmological model you choose. (I 1047 dependent on the cosmological model you choose. (I have chosen the Benchmark
620 have chosen the Benchmark Model in calculating these numbers.)" 1048 Model in calculating these numbers.)"
621 1049
622 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombination_(cosmology)#cite_note-2 1050 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombination_(cosmology)#cite_note-2
623
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