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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. current ice age begins






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






3. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






4. Yellowstone caldera erupts






5. Paranthropus evolve.






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






7. Paraceratherium evolves.






8. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






10. First Nimravids.






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






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






13. Whales return to the water.






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






15. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






16. Whales return to the water.






17. current ice age begins






18. Emergence of the first true elephants.






19. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






20. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






21. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






23. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






24. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






25. 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 -






26. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






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






29. First bats.






30. Paraceratherium evolves.






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






32. Yellowstone caldera erupts






33. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






35. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






37. Neanderthals evolve.






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






39. First bats.






40. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






41. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






43. First deer.






44. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






45. Gastornis evolves.






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






47. First creodonts.






48. First creodonts.






49. Australopithecines diversify.






50. First deer.