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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First Nimravids.






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






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






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






5. Whales return to the water.






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






7. First creodonts.






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






9. Cats evolve.






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






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






12. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






15. The mammoth appears.






16. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






17. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






18. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






19. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






20. First bats.






21. First Nimravids.






22. Yellowstone caldera erupts






23. Yellowstone caldera erupts






24. First deer.






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






26. Australopithecines diversify.






27. 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.






28. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






29. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






30. current ice age begins






31. Emergence of the first true elephants.






32. Insects diversify.First large horses.






33. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






35. 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 -






36. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






37. First bats.






38. Cats evolve.






39. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






40. Paranthropus evolve.






41. Australopithecines diversify.






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






43. First members of the Hominini tribe.






44. Neanderthals evolve.






45. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






47. current ice age begins






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






49. Paranthropus evolve.






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