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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






2. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






3. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






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






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






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






9. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






10. The mammoth appears.






11. Whales return to the water.






12. First deer.






13. Australopithecines diversify.






14. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






15. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






16. Neanderthals evolve.






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






18. First bats.






19. 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 -






20. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






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






24. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






25. Insects diversify.First large horses.






26. Gastornis evolves.






27. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






28. Cats evolve.






29. Whales return to the water.






30. First deer.






31. 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.






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






33. First members of the Hominini tribe.






34. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






35. First Nimravids.






36. Paranthropus evolve.






37. Neanderthals evolve.






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






39. Yellowstone caldera erupts






40. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






43. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






45. First Nimravids.






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






47. Gastornis evolves.






48. Australopithecines go extinct.






49. Emergence of the first true elephants.






50. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus