Observed arrival · 2026-09-25
The Descent: a scroll back to LUCA
A scroll-driven evolutionary timeline traces human ancestry backward through life’s major transitions to LUCA, then returns to the present.
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- The Cambrian section pauses for Anomalocaris, Hallucigenia, and early chordates, including the note that Hallucigenia was reconstructed upside-down and backward.
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The account is organized as numbered stops, each pairing a short scene with a period, organism, or approximate date. It moves from the human branch through early mammals, the transition onto land, and the Cambrian, then describes the origin of mitochondria before reaching LUCA. The page also links to an About LUCA section and a full tree of life.
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