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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. 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.






2. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






3. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






4. Neanderthals evolve.






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






6. Australopithecines go extinct.






7. First Nimravids.






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






9. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






10. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






11. First members of the Hominini tribe.






12. Cats evolve.






13. current ice age begins






14. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






16. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






18. Gastornis evolves.






19. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






20. Gastornis evolves.






21. Paraceratherium evolves.






22. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






25. First members of the Hominini tribe.






26. The mammoth appears.






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






28. First deer.






29. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. First creodonts.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Australopithecines diversify.






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






39. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






41. Emergence of the first true elephants.






42. Whales return to the water.






43. 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 -






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






45. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






47. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






49. The mammoth appears.






50. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.