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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paranthropus evolve.






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






3. 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.






4. Paraceratherium evolves.






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






6. Gastornis evolves.






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






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






11. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






12. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






13. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






14. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






15. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






16. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






17. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






18. Australopithecines go extinct.






19. The mammoth appears.






20. Cats evolve.






21. Australopithecines go extinct.






22. Insects diversify.First large horses.






23. Whales return to the water.






24. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






26. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






29. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






31. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






33. 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 -






34. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






36. First members of the Hominini tribe.






37. The mammoth appears.






38. First bats.






39. First Nimravids.






40. Whales return to the water.






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






42. Australopithecines diversify.






43. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






46. First deer.






47. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






49. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts