Interactive version with zoom: singolarita.com
A structure reaches level N only if it contains at least two distinct components of level N-1. A hydrogen atom is level 3 (quarks → proton → atom). A bacterial cell is level 10. A global civilization is level 23. The branches represent independent evolutionary lineages and the maximum level they have reached.
Source: original dataset compiled from primary literature across cosmology, geology, molecular biology, paleontology, and anthropology. Each data point represents the first entity to reach that structural level, dated to earliest observed evidence. Full evidence file with citations available on the site. Tool: D3.js
by gianfrugo