Deep TimeLife & Evolution

First eyes

530 million years agoNotable

Light-sensing organs evolve into true eyes, triggering an evolutionary arms race between predators and prey.

Longest chain: The Big Bang → First stars ignite → Supernovae seed heavy elements → The Sun forms → Earth forms → First oceans → First life → Photosynthesis evolves → Great Oxidation Event → Complex cells (eukaryotes) → Multicellular life → First animals → Cambrian Explosion → First eyes

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