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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. First creodonts.






2. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






4. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






5. Gastornis evolves.






6. First members of the Hominini tribe.






7. Insects diversify.First large horses.






8. Australopithecines diversify.






9. Paranthropus evolve.






10. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






11. Australopithecines go extinct.






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






16. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






17. Yellowstone caldera erupts






18. current ice age begins






19. First Nimravids.






20. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






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






23. First bats.






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






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






26. 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 -






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






28. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






29. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






30. Australopithecines diversify.






31. First deer.






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






33. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






34. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






35. First bats.






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






37. First creodonts.






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






39. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






41. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






43. First deer.






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






45. Gastornis evolves.






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






47. current ice age begins






48. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts