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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Insects diversify.First large horses.






6. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






7. Australopithecines diversify.






8. Cats evolve.






9. 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 -






10. First bats.






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






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






13. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






14. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






15. Gastornis evolves.






16. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






17. Whales return to the water.






18. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






21. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






22. Neanderthals evolve.






23. First Nimravids.






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






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






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






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






28. Emergence of the first true elephants.






29. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






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






34. Paranthropus evolve.






35. Whales return to the water.






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






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






38. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






39. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






40. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






41. First creodonts.






42. The mammoth appears.






43. 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 -






44. First deer.






45. Paraceratherium evolves.






46. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






48. Australopithecines go extinct.






49. First creodonts.






50. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.