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Cenozoic History Timeline

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






2. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






3. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






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






5. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






6. Neanderthals evolve.






7. Yellowstone caldera erupts






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






9. Paraceratherium evolves.






10. Paraceratherium evolves.






11. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






12. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






13. Paranthropus evolve.






14. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






15. Emergence of the first true elephants.






16. First bats.






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






18. First deer.






19. current ice age begins






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






21. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






22. Cats evolve.






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






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






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






26. First members of the Hominini tribe.






27. 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 -






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






29. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






30. First Nimravids.






31. Insects diversify.First large horses.






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






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






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






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






36. Gastornis evolves.






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






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






39. Australopithecines go extinct.






40. Cats evolve.






41. current ice age begins






42. Neanderthals evolve.






43. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






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






46. First creodonts.






47. First deer.






48. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






50. 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.