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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






2. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






3. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






4. Neanderthals evolve.






5. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






6. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






8. First bats.






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






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






11. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






15. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






16. 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.






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






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






20. Paranthropus evolve.






21. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






22. Gastornis evolves.






23. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






24. First members of the Hominini tribe.






25. Cats evolve.






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






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






28. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






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






31. First Nimravids.






32. First bats.






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






34. First creodonts.






35. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






36. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






37. Whales return to the water.






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






39. Yellowstone caldera erupts






40. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






41. Cats evolve.






42. Australopithecines diversify.






43. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






45. Neanderthals evolve.






46. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






47. The mammoth appears.






48. Australopithecines go extinct.






49. Paranthropus evolve.






50. First Nimravids.