The Human LineLife & Evolution Genus Homo appears 2.8 million years agoTurning point The first members of our genus appear in East Africa with larger brains and a growing reliance on tools. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots 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 vertebrates → Jawed fish → Fish walk onto land → The amniotic egg → The Great Dying → Dinosaurs appear → Asteroid ends the dinosaurs → Early primates → Apes split from monkeys → Human line splits from chimpanzees → Walking upright → First stone tools → Genus Homo appears Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesVideoSearch on YouTubeGenus Homo appears explained ↗Editor's pick