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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. The mammoth appears.






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






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






4. Australopithecines diversify.






5. Yellowstone caldera erupts






6. Cats evolve.






7. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






8. 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 -






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






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. Whales return to the water.






13. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






14. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






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






18. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






20. First Nimravids.






21. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






22. First creodonts.






23. Gastornis evolves.






24. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






25. Paranthropus evolve.






26. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






28. Neanderthals evolve.






29. Whales return to the water.






30. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






32. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






34. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






35. First Nimravids.






36. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






39. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






41. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






42. First creodonts.






43. Cats evolve.






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






45. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






46. Australopithecines go extinct.






47. Emergence of the first true elephants.






48. current ice age begins






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






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