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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






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






5. First Nimravids.






6. Paraceratherium evolves.






7. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






8. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






11. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






12. Whales return to the water.






13. First members of the Hominini tribe.






14. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






15. First deer.






16. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






17. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






26. Emergence of the first true elephants.






27. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






28. First bats.






29. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






30. Australopithecines go extinct.






31. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






32. Cats evolve.






33. Australopithecines diversify.






34. Insects diversify.First large horses.






35. Gastornis evolves.






36. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






38. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






40. 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 -






41. Australopithecines diversify.






42. The mammoth appears.






43. Emergence of the first true elephants.






44. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






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






46. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






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






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