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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Insects diversify.First large horses.






2. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






3. First Nimravids.






4. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






5. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






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






9. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






10. Paranthropus evolve.






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






12. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






14. 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.






15. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






16. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






18. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






20. First bats.






21. Cats evolve.






22. 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 -






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






24. First members of the Hominini tribe.






25. Whales return to the water.






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






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






28. The mammoth appears.






29. Australopithecines go extinct.






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. Neanderthals evolve.






32. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






33. First members of the Hominini tribe.






34. Gastornis evolves.






35. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






36. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






37. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






39. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






40. The mammoth appears.






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






42. Whales return to the water.






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






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






45. Cats evolve.






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






47. Neanderthals evolve.






48. Paraceratherium evolves.






49. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts