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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First members of the Hominini tribe.






2. First bats.






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






5. The mammoth appears.






6. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






7. Insects diversify.First large horses.






8. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






10. current ice age begins






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






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






13. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






16. First Nimravids.






17. Gastornis evolves.






18. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






19. 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.






20. First creodonts.






21. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






22. 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 -






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






24. 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.






25. Cats evolve.






26. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






27. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






28. Whales return to the water.






29. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






30. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






33. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






35. Insects diversify.First large horses.






36. Paraceratherium evolves.






37. First Nimravids.






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






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






40. Neanderthals evolve.






41. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






42. Neanderthals evolve.






43. First deer.






44. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






45. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






46. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






48. Paranthropus evolve.






49. The mammoth appears.






50. Cats evolve.