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Cenozoic History Timeline
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1. Estimated age of the Hominidae/Hylobatidae (great apes vs. gibbons) split.
6 Ma
18-12 Ma
40 Ma
6 Ma
2. current ice age begins
25 Ma
26 Ma
2.6 Ma
2.7 Ma
3. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
50 Ma
40 Ma
4.5 Ma
5 Ma
4. Earliest possible evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
1.5 Ma
0.3 Ma
5 Ma
40 Ma
5. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
5.5 Ma
36 Ma
3 Ma
0.5 Ma
6. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus
18-12 Ma
28 Ma
5.5 Ma
2.6 Ma
7. First creodonts.
6 Ma
49 Ma
24 Ma
63 Ma
8. Insects diversify.First large horses.
10 Ma
2.7 Ma
20 Ma
36 Ma
9. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.2 Ma
0.5 Ma
52 Ma
10. Middle Paleolithic begins. Appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa
55 Ma
28 Ma
49 Ma
0.2 Ma
11. Neanderthals evolve.
26 Ma
34 Ma
0.35 Ma
4.5 Ma
12. Yellowstone caldera erupts
1.2 Ma
0.64 Ma
4.5 Ma
33 Ma
13. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
5.5 Ma
24 Ma
0.79 Ma
15 Ma
14. Pliocene epoch begins.First tree sloths and hippopotami.First large vultures. Nimravids go extinct.
0.64 Ma
63 Ma
5 Ma
25 Ma
15. Cats evolve.
34 Ma
0.2 Ma
60 Ma
36 Ma
16. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
0.5 Ma
33 Ma
18-12 Ma
24 Ma
17. Paraceratherium evolves.
55 Ma
4.5 Ma
28 Ma
2.6 Ma
18. Australopithecines diversify.
1.2 Ma
2.6 Ma
6 Ma
5.5 Ma
19. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
15 Ma
60 Ma
0.7 Ma
4.8 Ma
20. Emergence of the first true elephants.
24 Ma
6 Ma
0.7 Ma
26 Ma
21. Paranthropus evolve.
2.7 Ma
15 Ma
0.6 Ma
2.5 Ma
22. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus
6.5 Ma
4.5 Ma
40 Ma
37 Ma
23. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.
20 Ma
3 Ma
25 Ma
1.7 Ma
24. Evolution of the first primates and miacids. Flightless birds diversify.
60 Ma
5.5 Ma
1.7 Ma
0.5 Ma
25. Paraceratherium evolves.
5.5 Ma
1.7 Ma
28 Ma
33 Ma
26. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
0.7 Ma
0.35 Ma
5 Ma
6.5 Ma
27. First deer.
25 Ma
28 Ma
1.5 Ma
5.5 Ma
28. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.
26 Ma
6.5 Ma
15 Ma
36 Ma
29. Earliest demonstrable evidence of the controlled use of fire by Homo erectus
3 Ma
0.79 Ma
2.5 Ma
0.3 Ma
30. Insects diversify.First large horses.
0.64 Ma
0.2 Ma
10 Ma
6.5 Ma
31. Australopithecines diversify.
6 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
0.35 Ma
0.7 Ma
32. Emergence of the first true elephants.
33 Ma
5.5 Ma
26 Ma
4.8 Ma
33. Whales return to the water.
63 Ma
6.5 Ma
1.5 Ma
49 Ma
34. First deer.
37 Ma
25 Ma
55 Ma
2.6 Ma
35. 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.
10 Ma
50 Ma
2.5 Ma
60 Ma
36. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
0.3 Ma
28 Ma
30 Ma
63 Ma
37. First mastodons - bovids - and kangaroos. Australian megafauna diversify.
10 Ma
15 Ma
0.79 Ma
5 Ma
38. Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. Great AmericanInterchange.
10 Ma
25 Ma
6 Ma
3 Ma
39. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.
0.6 Ma
2.7 Ma
15 Ma
33 Ma
40. Estimated age of the Homo/Pan (human vs. chimpanzee) split.
49 Ma
1.5 Ma
0.35 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
41. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin
1.7 Ma
24 Ma
0.3 Ma
56 Ma
42. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.
2.7 Ma
1.2 Ma
52 Ma
2.6 Ma
43. First members of the Hominini tribe.
1.2 Ma
18-12 Ma
4.5 Ma
6.5 Ma
44. Approximate age of Canis lupus. Middle Stone Age begins in Africa. Gigantopithecus evolves.
5.4-6.3 Ma
60 Ma
52 Ma
0.3 Ma
45. Brontotheres go extinct. Pigs evolve. South America separates from Antarctica - becoming an island continent.
30 Ma
0.79 Ma
1.5 Ma
0.2 Ma
46. First Nimravids.
15 Ma
56 Ma
37 Ma
1.2 Ma
47. Age of the Catarrhini parvorder; first canines evolve. Lepidopteran insects become recognizable. Gastornis goes extinct. Basilosaurus evolves.
2.7 Ma
0.6 Ma
40 Ma
5.4-6.3 Ma
48. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field
5 Ma
0.7 Ma
2.5 Ma
36 Ma
49. Africa collides with Eurasia - closing the Tethys Sea. Divergence of cat and dog ancestors. Primates diversify. Brontotheres - tapirs - rhinos - and camels evolve.
2.5 Ma
50 Ma
60 Ma
25 Ma
50. Paranthropus evolve.
15 Ma
5.5 Ma
18-12 Ma
2.7 Ma