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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Australopithecines diversify.






2. 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.






3. Insects diversify.First large horses.






4. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






7. Neanderthals evolve.






8. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






9. The mammoth appears.






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






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






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






13. Australopithecines diversify.






14. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






15. First deer.






16. Neanderthals evolve.






17. First members of the Hominini tribe.






18. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






20. First members of the Hominini tribe.






21. Whales return to the water.






22. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






25. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






26. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






29. Cats evolve.






30. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






31. First bats.






32. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






34. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






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






38. Emergence of the first true elephants.






39. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






40. current ice age begins






41. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






42. Cats evolve.






43. Gastornis evolves.






44. First creodonts.






45. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






46. Whales return to the water.






47. First creodonts.






48. First deer.






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






50. Australopithecines go extinct.