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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






2. Gastornis evolves.






3. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






4. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






7. Whales return to the water.






8. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






9. First creodonts.






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






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






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






13. Neanderthals evolve.






14. 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.






15. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






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






18. The mammoth appears.






19. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






20. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






22. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






24. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






26. Paraceratherium evolves.






27. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






28. First Nimravids.






29. The mammoth appears.






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






34. Whales return to the water.






35. Paraceratherium evolves.






36. Australopithecines go extinct.






37. First creodonts.






38. Cats evolve.






39. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






40. Neanderthals evolve.






41. First bats.






42. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






43. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






45. Yellowstone caldera erupts






46. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






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






49. First members of the Hominini tribe.






50. First Nimravids.