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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. 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.






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






3. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






4. Australopithecines diversify.






5. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






6. 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 -






7. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






8. Neanderthals evolve.






9. First Nimravids.






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






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






12. Gastornis evolves.






13. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






14. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






15. The mammoth appears.






16. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






19. Australopithecines go extinct.






20. Australopithecines diversify.






21. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






23. First creodonts.






24. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






26. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






27. First bats.






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






29. First bats.






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






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






32. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






34. Australopithecines go extinct.






35. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






36. Gastornis evolves.






37. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






40. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






42. current ice age begins






43. Paraceratherium evolves.






44. Paranthropus evolve.






45. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






46. Emergence of the first true elephants.






47. current ice age begins






48. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






49. First deer.






50. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.