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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Australopithecines go extinct.






2. Whales return to the water.






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






4. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






5. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






7. First Nimravids.






8. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






9. Cats evolve.






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






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






12. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






15. 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 -






16. Paranthropus evolve.






17. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






18. Paranthropus evolve.






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






21. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






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






25. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






26. First creodonts.






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






28. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






29. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






31. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






33. First deer.






34. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






35. Whales return to the water.






36. First bats.






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






38. Gastornis evolves.






39. First members of the Hominini tribe.






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






41. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






42. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






43. current ice age begins






44. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






45. Emergence of the first true elephants.






46. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






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






49. First members of the Hominini tribe.






50. Neanderthals evolve.