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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Whales return to the water.






3. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






6. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






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






9. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






11. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






13. Insects diversify.First large horses.






14. Gastornis evolves.






15. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






16. First creodonts.






17. Australopithecines go extinct.






18. First bats.






19. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






20. First bats.






21. First deer.






22. Paraceratherium evolves.






23. First Nimravids.






24. Whales return to the water.






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






26. The mammoth appears.






27. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






28. Neanderthals evolve.






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






30. Neanderthals evolve.






31. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






34. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






35. First creodonts.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






39. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






42. Yellowstone caldera erupts






43. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






44. First Nimravids.






45. Paranthropus evolve.






46. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






47. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






49. 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 -






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