This course will explore the history of life on Earth, from the earliest forms of life to the present day. We will examine the major evolutionary events that have shaped the diversity of life on our planet, including the origin of life, the Cambrian explosion, the rise of mammals, and the
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The history of life on Earth traces the processes by which living and extinct organisms evolved, from the earliest emergence of life to the present day. Earth formed about 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years ago and evidence suggests that life emerged prior to 3.7 Ga. The similarities among all known present-day species indicate that they have diverged through the process of evolution from a common ancestor.