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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paranthropus evolve.






2. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






4. First deer.






5. current ice age begins






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






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






8. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






10. Australopithecines go extinct.






11. Neanderthals evolve.






12. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






15. First members of the Hominini tribe.






16. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






18. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






20. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






21. 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.






22. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






23. 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.






24. First Nimravids.






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






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






27. Cats evolve.






28. First creodonts.






29. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






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






33. Whales return to the water.






34. Paraceratherium evolves.






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






36. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






37. The mammoth appears.






38. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






40. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






41. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






42. Insects diversify.First large horses.






43. First bats.






44. First creodonts.






45. Australopithecines go extinct.






46. Cats evolve.






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






48. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






49. Paraceratherium evolves.






50. current ice age begins