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The Origin and Evolution of Life On Earth
The Origin and Evolution of Life On Earth
Life on Earth
When did life begin?
• Possible Causes
– Impacts
• Impact sites found for K-T boundary
• Suspected for Permian extinction 245 mill yr ago
– Active volcanism
• Climate change
– External influence for copying errors
• Increase in solar particles or radiation hitting
surface
• Local supernova
Primate Evolution