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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paranthropus evolve.






2. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






3. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.






4. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






5. The mammoth appears.






6. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






8. Neanderthals evolve.






9. Yellowstone caldera erupts






10. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.






11. 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 -






12. Neanderthals evolve.






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






16. current ice age begins






17. Gastornis evolves.






18. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






20. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.






21. Cats evolve.






22. First deer.






23. Australopithecines diversify.






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






25. Paraceratherium evolves.






26. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






27. current ice age begins






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






29. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






30. First members of the Hominini tribe.






31. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.






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






33. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.






34. Cats evolve.






35. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






36. Australopithecines go extinct.






37. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






38. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






39. Whales return to the water.






40. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






41. First deer.






42. The mammoth appears.






43. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






44. First members of the Hominini tribe.






45. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






46. Whales return to the water.






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






48. Australopithecines diversify.






49. First Nimravids.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts