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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Neanderthals evolve.






2. Cats evolve.






3. First creodonts.






4. current ice age begins






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






6. The mammoth appears.






7. Whales return to the water.






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






9. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






10. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






11. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






12. Paranthropus evolve.






13. Emergence of the first true elephants.






14. Australopithecines go extinct.






15. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






16. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






17. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






21. Neanderthals evolve.






22. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






23. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






25. First Nimravids.






26. The mammoth appears.






27. First deer.






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






29. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






30. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






32. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






33. First creodonts.






34. First members of the Hominini tribe.






35. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






36. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






37. Australopithecines go extinct.






38. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






41. First members of the Hominini tribe.






42. First bats.






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






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






45. First Nimravids.






46. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






49. Australopithecines diversify.






50. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.