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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Gastornis evolves.






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






3. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






4. First bats.






5. 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 -






6. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






7. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






8. First Nimravids.






9. First creodonts.






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






11. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






14. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






15. 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 -






16. Neanderthals evolve.






17. Australopithecines diversify.






18. Whales return to the water.






19. First deer.






20. Insects diversify.First large horses.






21. Gastornis evolves.






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






23. First bats.






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






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






26. Paraceratherium evolves.






27. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






28. Cats evolve.






29. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






32. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






33. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






36. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






37. current ice age begins






38. Australopithecines diversify.






39. Yellowstone caldera erupts






40. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






42. First Nimravids.






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






44. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






47. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






49. Emergence of the first true elephants.






50. Australopithecines go extinct.