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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First Nimravids.






2. First members of the Hominini tribe.






3. Gastornis evolves.






4. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






5. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






7. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






8. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






9. First creodonts.






10. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






13. Emergence of the first true elephants.






14. Neanderthals evolve.






15. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






17. First deer.






18. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






19. First deer.






20. 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.






21. Paranthropus evolve.






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






23. Paranthropus evolve.






24. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






25. current ice age begins






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






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






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






29. Australopithecines diversify.






30. Paraceratherium evolves.






31. The mammoth appears.






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






33. First bats.






34. 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 -






35. Insects diversify.First large horses.






36. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






38. current ice age begins






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






40. First Nimravids.






41. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






43. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






44. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






45. Whales return to the water.






46. Cats evolve.






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






48. First bats.






49. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






50. The mammoth appears.