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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






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






3. First members of the Hominini tribe.






4. 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.






5. Australopithecines diversify.






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






7. Paraceratherium evolves.






8. Emergence of the first true elephants.






9. First creodonts.






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






11. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






12. First Nimravids.






13. Whales return to the water.






14. Homo heidelbergensis evolves.






15. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






16. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






17. 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 -






18. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






19. First deer.






20. First members of the Hominini tribe.






21. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






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






24. First bats.






25. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






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






27. Yellowstone caldera erupts






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






29. The mammoth appears.






30. First thylacinid marsupials evolve.






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






32. Cats evolve.






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






34. Paranthropus evolve.






35. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






36. Whales return to the water.






37. First deer.






38. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






39. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






40. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






42. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






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






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






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






46. Gastornis evolves.






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






48. Gastornis evolves.






49. First creodonts.






50. Australopithecines diversify.