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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paranthropus evolve.






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






3. Australopithecines go extinct.






4. First bats.






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






6. First deer.






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






8. Paranthropus evolve.






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






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






11. Neanderthals evolve.






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






13. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






15. First creodonts.






16. current ice age begins






17. Cats evolve.






18. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






19. Emergence of the first true elephants.






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






21. First deer.






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






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






24. The mammoth appears.






25. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






26. Paraceratherium evolves.






27. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






28. Neanderthals evolve.






29. First Nimravids.






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






31. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






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






34. Insects diversify.First large horses.






35. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






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






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






38. First creodonts.






39. Australopithecines diversify.






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






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






42. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






43. Insects diversify.First large horses.






44. Appearance of the genus Australopithecus






45. Yellowstone caldera erupts






46. 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 -






47. Gastornis evolves.






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






49. Whales return to the water.






50. Yellowstone caldera erupts