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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






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






3. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






4. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






5. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






6. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






8. First creodonts.






9. The mammoth appears.






10. The mammoth appears.






11. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






13. Paraceratherium evolves.






14. First deer.






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






16. current ice age begins






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






18. 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 -






19. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






20. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






22. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






25. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






26. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






28. current ice age begins






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






30. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






32. Whales return to the water.






33. Emergence of the first true elephants.






34. First Nimravids.






35. Australopithecines diversify.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






37. Yellowstone caldera erupts






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






40. Australopithecines diversify.






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






42. First Nimravids.






43. 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.






44. Paranthropus evolve.






45. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






46. Emergence of the first true elephants.






47. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






48. 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 -






49. Cats evolve.






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