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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First creodonts.






2. Australopithecines diversify.






3. current ice age begins






4. First members of the Hominini tribe.






5. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






6. Australopithecines diversify.






7. start of the Pleistocene epoch - the Stone Age and the current Quaternary period; emergence of the genus Homo. Smilodon - the best known of the sabre-toothed cats - appears.






8. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.






9. First members of the Hominini tribe.






10. Gastornis evolves.






11. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






12. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.






13. The island of theIndian subcontinent collides with Asia - thrusting up the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Many modern bird groups appear.First whale ancestors.First rodents - lagomorphs - armadillos - sirenians - proboscideans - perissodactyls -






14. Gastornis evolves.






15. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






16. Paranthropus evolve.






17. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.






18. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa






19. Whales return to the water.






20. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






21. Cats evolve.






22. Estimated age of the Homo/Pan (human vs. chimpanzee) split.






23. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






24. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.






25. current ice age begins






26. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






27. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa






28. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. First bats.






31. Insects diversify.First large horses.






32. Paraceratherium evolves.






33. Grasslands first appear. Glyptodonts - ground sloths - peccaries - dogs - eagles - and hawks evolve.






34. The island of theIndian subcontinent collides with Asia - thrusting up the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Many modern bird groups appear.First whale ancestors.First rodents - lagomorphs - armadillos - sirenians - proboscideans - perissodactyls -






35. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.






36. start of the Pleistocene epoch - the Stone Age and the current Quaternary period; emergence of the genus Homo. Smilodon - the best known of the sabre-toothed cats - appears.






37. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.






38. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.






39. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus






40. Neanderthals evolve.






41. Paraceratherium evolves.






42. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






43. First Nimravids.






44. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus






45. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






46. First bats.






47. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






48. First creodonts.






49. Paranthropus evolve.






50. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus