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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






2. Whales return to the water.






3. Whales return to the water.






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






5. First deer.






6. Australopithecines diversify.






7. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






10. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






12. Cats evolve.






13. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






14. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






16. 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.






17. Gastornis evolves.






18. The mammoth appears.






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






22. current ice age begins






23. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






24. Australopithecines go extinct.






25. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






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






29. Australopithecines diversify.






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






31. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






32. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.






33. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






35. First creodonts.






36. Gastornis evolves.






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






38. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






41. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






42. Paranthropus evolve.






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






44. First bats.






45. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






47. Neanderthals evolve.






48. Neanderthals evolve.






49. First bats.






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.