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Time since the earliest primates

Time since the earliest primates (75 million y)

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If Time since the earliest primates (75 million y) was a standard unit ...

  • Time since the end of the Carboniferous geologic period (299 million y)...more would be 4 x Time since the earliest primates
  • Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)...more would be 1/2500 of Time since the earliest primates
  • Time since extinction of Neanderthals (30,000 y)...more would be 1/2500 of Time since the earliest primates
  • Age of earliest sewing needle (30,000 y)...more would be 1/2500 of Time since the earliest primates
  • Time since the earliest bread baking (30,000 y)...more would be 1/2500 of Time since the earliest primates
  • Time since first humans in Americas (15,000 y)...more would be 1/5000 of Time since the earliest primates