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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






2. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






4. 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 -






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






6. 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.






7. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






10. Emergence of the first true elephants.






11. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






12. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. Australopithecines go extinct.






15. The mammoth appears.






16. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






18. Gastornis evolves.






19. Paraceratherium evolves.






20. Whales return to the water.






21. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






22. First bats.






23. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






25. First Nimravids.






26. Australopithecines diversify.






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






28. Whales return to the water.






29. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






30. 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.






31. current ice age begins






32. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






35. First deer.






36. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






37. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






39. Cats evolve.






40. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






41. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






44. The mammoth appears.






45. Gastornis evolves.






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






47. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






49. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






50. Paraceratherium evolves.