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Cenozoic History Timeline

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1. Paranthropus evolve.






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






3. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






4. 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 -






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






6. First members of the Hominini tribe.






7. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






8. The mammoth appears.






9. colonisation of Eurasia by Homo erectus






10. Neogene period and Miocene epoch begin






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






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






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






14. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






17. last reversal of the earth's magnetic field






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






19. First bats.






20. current ice age begins






21. Australopithecines go extinct.






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






23. Earliest demonstrable 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. First deer.






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






27. Insects diversify.First large horses.






28. Yellowstone caldera erupts






29. Insects diversify.First large horses.






30. Gastornis evolves.






31. End of Eocene - start of Oligocene epoch.






32. Emergence of the first true elephants.






33. 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.






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






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






36. First Nimravids.






37. Homo antecessor evolves. Paranthropus dies out.






38. Giraffes and giant anteaters evolve.






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






40. 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.






41. Australopithecines diversify.






42. Australopithecines go extinct.






43. Emergence of the first true elephants.






44. First creodonts.






45. Appearance of the genus Ardipithecus






46. Whales return to the water.






47. Neanderthals evolve.






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






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






50. Paraceratherium evolves.